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Forest fire claims 62 lives in Portugal

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June 20, 2017
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No fewer than 62 people were killed in a massive forest fire in central Portugal with many of them burned to death in their cars.

Also 59 people were said  to have been injured in the fire that erupted amid an intense heat wave and rainless thunderstorms.

Prime Minister Antonio Costa. Who declared three days of mourning  said “Unfortunately, this seems to be the greatest tragedy we have seen in recent years in terms of forest fires,” he said.

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“The priority now is to save those people who could still be in danger.”

Officials say hundreds of firefighters have been dispatched to battle the blaze in the mountainous area of Pedrogao Grande, about 150 kilometers northeast of Lisbon. Spain and France are sending aircraft to assist in efforts to douse the flames, authorities say.

The European Union is also mounting an emergency assistance campaign. “Unfortunately this seems to be the greatest tragedy we have seen in recent years in terms of forest fires,” said Prime Minister Antonio Costa. The number of fatalities could rise, he added.

“The priority now is to save those people who could still be in danger,” the prime minister said. “The smoke cloud is very low, which does not allow helicopters and fire planes to work efficiently … but we’re doing everything possible and impossible to put out this fire,” Jorge Gomes, secretary of state for the Interior, told Reuters, adding that no villages were currently at risk. He said it was difficult to determine whether the people who burned in their cars “were fleeing the flames or were taken by surprise.”

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