
Portugal Forest Fire Claims Scores of Lives
Scores dead as a forest fire ravages central Portugal
Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa has described the forest fire that has ravaged the Pedrógão Grande area of his country as its "greatest tragedy" in recent years. Scores of people have lost their lives in the fire, according to Portuguese officials.
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(Image: A man stands on a roadside and watches the forest fire that has claimed scores of lives in central Portugal on 18th June 2017. Credit: Patricia De Melo/AFP/Getty Images)
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