Portugal ravaged by wildfires – in pictures

A firefighter from Sintra takes a break from tackling the fires Photograph: Jos Sarmento Matos/Demotix/Corbis

Firefighters combating the wildfire near Sintra needed the help of locals. This fire was the first of the summer in Sintra's natural park Photograph: Jos Sarmento Matos/ Demotix/Corbis

A man uses a garden hose near Caramulo, central Portugal Photograph: Rex Features/ZUMA

A man tries to extinguish a wildfire approaching houses in Santiago de Besteiros, near Caramulo Photograph: Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images

Two men carry buckets to try to extinguish the fire approaching houses in Santiago de Besteiros Photograph: Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images

A man tries to extinguish a fire in Caramulo. Five Portuguese mountain villages were evacuated as forest fires intensified in the country's north and centre Photograph: Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images

A firefighter near Mondim de Basto, northern Portugal. About 240 firemen, 100 vehicles, two helicopters and two planes were trying to combat the fire Photograph: Jose Coelho/EPA

People try to extinguish a wildfire in Santiago de Besteiros, near Tondela, in north Portugal Photograph: Rex Features/ZUMA

A firefighter tackles a blaze near Caramulo in north Portugal Photograph: Rex Features/ZUMA

Trying to avoid inhaling the smoke near Caramulo Photograph: Rex Features/Zuma