5,000 firefighters are battling more than 100 blazes in Portugal

Wildfires are continuing to ravage central and northern Portugal while at least seven people have been killed and more than 40 injured, local authorities reported.

The country has declared a 'state of calamity'

Deadly wildfires raging in Portugal have forced more people to evacuate their homes as crews battled dozens of blazes in the north of the country.

Civil protection authorities listed 42 active fires on its website on Wednesday and said they had mobilized around 3,900 firefighters and over 1,000 vehicles

More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths since the worst spate of fires in recent years spread out of control over the weekend.

The European Union wildfires have killed at least seven people, according to official figures.

Five dead as stifling heat and strong winds fan spate of forest fires