Firefighters are nearing victory in the battles against three major wildfires near Los Angeles that have burned more than 117,000 acres, destroyed nearly 200 structures and injured 23 people, officials said.

Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country's central and northern regions, bringing the death toll from the latest wildfires to seven people since Saturday,

Thousands of firefighters strengthened containment lines around three wildfires in Southern California over the weekend as temperatures dropped.

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.

Humidity, cooler temperatures help tip the odds against three California wildland fires at lower levels but peaks remain dry.

Three massive wildfires are burning all over Southern California, destroying acres of land and buildings, as well as injuring multiple people. All three fires began in early September, as an unexpected heat wave raised temperatures to record highs for the month.

California wildfires, Trump rejects second Harris debate and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter The Line Fire in Southern California has scorched over 20,000 acres of land and forced thousands of evacuations as firefighters battle the fast-moving flames.