As Portugal’s wildfires swept in, this photographer battled to save his farm

With record heat and wildfire sweeping across Europe, Nat Geo's Matthieu Paley fought the flames on his farm outside Lisbon.

A drone video made by National Geographic photographer Matthieu Paley shows his farm near Palmela, Portugal, the day after fire blew through during an intense heatwave. His house survived, and no one was killed, including the chickens. Massive fires and heat across southern Europe are a sign of the continent's future, experts say.

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