Portugal gains control of some wildfires

Road signs are pictured on a wildfire area in Arouca, northern Portugal.[AFP]

Firefighters gained control over some of the dozens of wildfires scorching Portugal on Wednesday, as fears mounted that weather conditions could further fan the flames.

Some 1,500 firefighters were deployed to four major fires in the north and centre of the country, while hundreds of others remained focused on controlling blazes that were "in the process of resolution that do not pose a risk of spreading", according to the latest bulletin from the civil protection agency.