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Forest fires in Spain and Portugal claimed the lives of 39 people

Among the dead – 1-month-old baby.

As a result of forest fires that broke out in Spain and Portugal, has already killed 39 people.

Press Secretary of the Agency of civil protection Patricia Gaspar said that the death toll could rise.

According to her, as a result of fires 56 people were injured, 16 of them seriously, nine people were missing.

In neighbouring Spain, forest fires have claimed the lives of four people. In addition, were evacuated thousands of people in the Galicia region.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said that the fires resulted from arson.

“What we see here, happens for a reason,” said the Spanish Prime Minister during a visit to Galicia.

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