The Latest: Portugal forest fire death toll likely to rise - News Summed Up

The Latest: Portugal forest fire death toll likely to rise


The Latest on the Portugal forest fires (all times local):6:25 p.m.Portugal's prime minister says the death toll in the country's deadliest wildfire in memory is likely to rise. Prime Minister Antonio Costa said Sunday that death toll was reduced from the previously reported 62 people because one victim had been counted twice by authorities. Many of the victims died as they tried to flee the fire northeast of Lisbon in their cars. ———9:50 a.m.Spain's prime minister has offered support to Portugal after forest fires have killed at least 43 people in the neighboring country. ———8:25 a.m.A Portuguese interior ministry official says that the death toll in the forest fires raging in central Portugal has increased to 39.


Source: ABC News June 18, 2017 07:33 UTC



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