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.

Portugal has brought under control the remaining forest fires it battled this week in the north of the country, rescuers said on Friday.

Thousands of firefighters have largely contained deadly wildfires in Portugal’s Aveiro district after five days of destruction. The flames have engulfed tens of thousands of hectares, destroyed homes,