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Portugal, Spain and Italy have also been battling multiple wildfires amid elevated temperatures.

In Portugal, officials extended an alert on fire risk through Thursday as several fires burn throughout the country, including in the region of Murça, where high temperatures and strong winds have posed a challenge to combating the blaze.

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PHOTO: A firefighting helicopter flies over as firefighters prepare to tackle a wildfire in Murca, Portugal, July 20, 2022.
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Spain has seen dozens of wildfires in recent weeks. Currently firefighters are battling 12 active fires in Spain, with over 1,200 personnel responding, state officials said Wednesday.

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PHOTO: A view of a house burnt down during a wildfire in River Park village, Spain, July 19, 2022.
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One fire, in the northeastern region of Aragon, caused a railway company to suspend train service on its Madrid-Zaragoza line on Wednesday.

In Italy, where several wildfires have broken out throughout the country this week, a blaze near the Tuscan town of Lucca burned over 1,400 hectares and forced some 500 people to evacuate, officials said.

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PHOTO: A Canadair aircraft drops water over a wildfire raging near the city of Massarosa, Italy, on July 20, 2022.
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Record temperatures and winds are impacting firefighting efforts in France, where tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in recent days and some 2,000 firefighters are battling blazes in the southwestern Gironde region. Two firefighters were seriously injured Tuesday while battling the forest fires, officials said.

French President Emmanuel Macron visited the impacted region on Wednesday, where he toured the devastation and met with firefighters. Climate change, which scientists say will continue to make wildfires more frequent and destructive, will force France and the European Union to take \"structural decisions,\" he said, according to Reuters.

In the United Kingdom, London has been battling record blazes amid record hot weather.

Wednesday was the busiest day for the city's fire service since World War II, authorities said, with firefighters responding to more than 1,146 incidents across London.

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PHOTO: The scene after a wildfire blaze in the village of Wennington, east London, July 20, 2022.
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More than 40 houses and stores were destroyed \"after a number of significant grass fires spread to nearby buildings,\" the London Fire Brigade said. \"Crews worked tirelessly to tackle fires which also engulfed garages, farm buildings, vehicles, outbuildings, a car wash and a church hall.\"

No fatalities were reported, though 16 firefighters suffered heat-related injuries, authorities said.

\"We can't afford to have more of these days,\" London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Twitter Wednesday. \"We need to adapt our cities and stop these horrific events from occurring by tackling the climate crisis.\"

ABC News' Christine Theodorou contributed to this report.

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