Rally of Portugal cancels stage because of forest fires

VIANA DO CASTELO, Portugal (AP) — Race organizers of the Rally of Portugal have canceled a stage on Friday because of forest fires.

Organizers canceled the 27.53-kilometer (17.1-mile) stage around the town of Ponte de Lima near the northern border with Spain “because of nearby forest fires.”

That was scheduled to be the day’s fourth stage.

Portugal has had a dry winter and spring, and May has seen record monthly temperatures.

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