More than 1,000 firefighters battled flames in northern and central Portugal yesterday as new wildfires continued to flare up following devastating blazes that consumed hundreds of acres of land in the past months.

Six new fires broke out in Portugal today, after firefighters tamed several other forest blazes that were burning across the country, officials said.

SWISS authorities began evacuating parts of the small town of Brienz yesterday, as the death toll from flooding in Europe rose to 43.

Eleven new fires broke out this afternoon in Portugal, after firefighters had tamed several other forest blazes that were burning across the country, officials said.