PHOTOS: Deadly wildfires in Portugal – Park Record Media Center

A man tries to extinguish a wildfire approaching houses in Santiago de Besteiros, near Caramulo, central Portugal, early on August 30, 2013. Five Portuguese mountain villages were evacuated overnight as forest fires intensified in the country's north and centre, officials said today. As many as 1,400 firefighters were dispatched Thursday to tackle the blaze in the mountains and another raging further north in the national park of Alvao, where 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) of pine forest have already been destroyed, according to the local mayor. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522417168 )

People stand watching a wildfire in Santiago de Besteiros, near Caramulo, central Portugal, on August 30, 2013. Five Portuguese mountain villages were evacuated overnight as forest fires intensified in the country's north and centre, officials said today. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522417108 )

Locals try to extinguish a wildfire approaching houses in Santiago de Besteiros, near Caramulo, central Portugal, early on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522420500 )

A local tries to extinguish a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522417206 )

A Portuguese military soldier uses a hoe to fight against a wildfire in Caramulo, north Portugal, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Firefighters continued to battle to quell one of several blazes still raging in the Serra do Caramulo on Friday, a day after a woman firefighter died fighting a forest fire in the area. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ( Portugal Fires )

A man tries to extinguish a wildfire approaching houses in Santiago de Besteiros, near Caramulo, central Portugal, early on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522417163 )

Locals try to extinguish a wildfire approaching houses in Santiago de Besteiros, near Caramulo, central Portugal, early on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522417212 )

Locals try to extinguish a wildfire approaching houses in Santiago de Besteiros, near Caramulo, central Portugal, early on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522417230 )

Two men carry buckets to try to extinguish a wildfire approaching houses in Santiago de Besteiros, near Caramulo, central Portugal, early on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522417236 )

Firefighting aircraft drop water to try and to extinguish a wildfire around Caramulo, central Portugal, on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522422474 )

A firefighter walks surrounded by smoke during a wildfire around Caramulo, central Portugal, on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522422546 )

A Portuguese soldier helps combat a wildfire around Caramulo, central Portugal, on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522422568 )

A Portuguese soldier helps combat a wildfire around Caramulo, central Portugal, on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522422572 )

A firefighter helps combat a wildfire around Caramulo, central Portugal, on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522422594 )

Firefighter combat a wildfire around Caramulo, central Portugal, on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522422684 )

Firefighter combat a wildfire around Caramulo, central Portugal, on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522422697 )

A man stands on top of a hill watching a wildfire burn around Caramulo, central Portugal, on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522422753 )

A man sitting in a motorbike watches a wildfire burn around Caramulo, central Portugal, on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522422779 )

A Portuguese firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire near Caramulo, north Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Portuguese officials said a woman firefighter died in a forest blaze, becoming the fifth fatality among emergency crews in a month as summer wildfires scorch large areas of parched countryside. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ( APTOPIX Portugal Fires )

An inhabitant uses a hose to extinguish a wildfire near Caramulo, north Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ( Portugal Fires )

A Portuguese firefighter surrounded by smoke works to extinguish a wildfire, reflected in goggles, near Caramulo, north Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ( Portugal Fires )

Inhabitants use a hose in an effort to fight a wildfire near Caramulo, north Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ( Portugal Fires )

Locals shout as they try to extinguish a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406314 )

Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406609 )

A local wearing a balaclava stands near a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406728 )

A firefighter tries to putout a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406739 )

A firefighter tries to putout a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406763 )

Firefighters try to putout a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406768 )

A local and a firefighter try to putout a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406822 )

A firefighter tries to putout a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406866 )

A firefighter tries to putout a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406874 )

A firefighter rubs his face during a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406911 )

A dog passes a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406923 )

A firefighter walks past a tree during a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406947 )

A firefighter uses a hose as a bulldozer pushes earth onto a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406992 )

A local stands with a branch in her hand during a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407015 )

A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407107 )

A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407182 )

Locals try to extinguish a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407403 )

Locals try to extinguish a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407429 )

A firetruck is parked as locals and firefighters battle a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal on August 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407460 )

A man stands watching a wildfire in Santiago de Besteiros, near Caramulo, central Portugal, early on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522417118 )

People try to extinguish a wildfire approaching their houses in Santiago de Besteiros, near Caramulo, central Portugal, early on August 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522417137 )

An inhabitant, holding a branch of a tree, steps back while he helps to extinguish a wildfire near Caramulo, north Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Portuguese officials said a woman firefighter died in a forest blaze, becoming the fifth fatality among emergency crews in a month as summer wildfires scorch large areas of parched countryside. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ( Portugal Fires )

Portuguese firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire near Caramulo, north Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Portuguese officials said a woman firefighter died in a forest blaze, becoming the fifth fatality among emergency crews in a month as summer wildfires scorch large areas of parched countryside. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ( Portugal Fires )

Inhabitants covering their faces with cloths watch a wildfire near Caramulo, north Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ( Portugal Fires )