Dozens of wildfires raging across southern Europe, fueled by high temperatures, droughts, and dry fuels, have killed at least three people in Spain and one in Portugal.

Newsweek has reached out to Portugal's National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority and the European Forest Fire Information System for comment via email on Saturday.

Why It Matters

The fires come amid record-high temperatures in the region, with dry landscapes and materials further fueling fires from Greece to Portugal, marking one of the region's worst fire seasons on record. The European Union ( EU ) has sent firefighting planes to help battle the blazes, with five countries having requested assistance.

Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate from their homes across the region, and around 100 have

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