Firemen fight the flames of a forest fire near Tondela, central Portugal, on Oct.7. Media reports citing the Portuguese meteorological office, stated that an anticyclone on its way to the western Mediterranean led to hot and dry weather. It caused a heatwave in Portugal with an increased danger of forest fires.

Firemen fight the flames of a forest fire near Tondela, central Portugal, on Oct. 7.

Firefighters battle a wildfire in Castanheira de Pera, central Portugal, on October 6.

Firefighters battle a wildfire in Castanheira de Pera on October 6.

Portuguese fishermen separate the fish into boxes Monday, Aug. 29, in Caparica coast, near Lisbon. Along side the coast, fishermen use the common technique of trawling near the shore and pulling the nets out of the sea onto the beach by using an agricultural tractor.

Revelers prepare for the Festa da Bugiada, a traditional folk event held annually to celebrate St. John, in Sobrado, Valongo, Portugal on June 24. The Festa da Bugiada is an ancient tradition which unfolds in the form of a struggle between Moors and Christians, known locally as Mourisqueiros and Bugios.

Revelers perform down the street in the Festa da Bugiada in Portugal on June 24.

A festive mask is worn by a reveler in the Festa da Bugiada in Portugal on June 24.

Demonstrators listen to a speaker at Madrid's landmark Puerta del Sol on May 20. Spanish youths vowed on Friday to continue demonstrating against unemployment and mainstream politics, and the government thought twice about enforcing a ban on election weekend protests that could provoke clashes.

Demonstrators occupy the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on May 20 during a protest against Spain's economic crisis and its sky-high jobless rate.

Portuguese and Spanish youths sit late on May 19 in front of the Spanish Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal, to protest against the economic crises and sky-high jobless rate in their countries.

A pedestrian makes her way on a street covered with hail after a violent hail storm hit Lisbon, Portugal, on April 29, covering the streets with a white blanket.

Bulldozers try to remove the hail from the streets in Damaia near Lisbon, Portugal, after a violent rainstorm hit the Lisbon region in the afternoon of April 29, 2011, covering the streets with a thick layer of icy hail.