Hugo's terror-inducing footage offers a sneak peek into the disastrous situation currently unfolding in Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal. The disaster in question is a wildfire, sending massive plumes of smoke into the sky and making it look as though fire clouds have become the new norm.

After being ravaged by wildfires, locals reflect on the scorched remains of their community:: Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal:::: Macieira, Portugal:: Maria Rodrigues, Macieira resident:: “It was horrific,

More than 5,000 personnel are battling a number of wildfires, the authorities said, and the prime minister called it an “extremely difficult weather situation.”

VIZEU DISTRICT, Portugal (Reuters) -Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday, and were focusing on eight large blazes still raging elsewhere.

Thousands of firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had largely doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday morning, and were focusing on a dozen blazes still raging elsewhere.

STORY: Deadly wildfires ravaging Portugal have pushed emergency services to the limit. Desperately-needed reinforcements will arrive from Spain and Morocco on Wednesday (September 18), the civil protection authority said.

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