ANGELA CHARLTON and BARBARA SURK 

PARIS (AP) -- The pilot of a Portuguese firefighting plane died when his plane crashed while on a firefighting operation in the northeast of the country.

The death comes as wildfires continue to rage across Portugal, neighboring Spain and in France.

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa tweeted his condolences Friday and expressed solidarity with all taking part in the fight against the fires.

In France, 1,000 firefighters with 10 water-dumping planes are struggling to contain two wildfires in the Bordeaux region that forced the evacuation of 11,300 people.

For a fifth day, firefighters in Spain were battling to bring under control a fire started by a lightning strike in the west-central Las Hurdes area that has consumed about 5,500 hectares (13,600 acres).