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Portugal Forest Fire costs 62 lives and fight not over yet

Monday, June 19th 2017 - 10:45 UTC

Over 1,700 firefighters continued to battled a large-scale forest fire Monday in Portugal that has already killed 62 people. Prime Minister Antonio Costa on Sunday declared three days of national mourning. Number of fatalities feared to rise. There are also 61 people injured, five of them in critical condition - four firemen and one child. Read full article

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