In Portugal due to forest fires declared a state of emergency

The number of victims of a massive forest fire in Portugal reached 43 people.

In the large-scale forest fires in Central Portugal, 43 people were killed.

This was announced by the Secretary of state of Portugal on the internal control Jorge Gomez, according to the European true with reference to the portal of the Portuguese RTP.

A significant portion of the victims were found in cars in which they tried to escape from the fire covered the region Perdogan Grande.

Some people died, poisoned by smoke and carbon monoxide gases.

59 people, mostly civilians, were taken to hospitals of Lisbon, Coimbra and Porto with injuries of varying severity. Five people – a child and four firefighters are in serious condition.

Fire fighting, which involved 700 firefighters continues. Their assistance in extinguishing already agreed to provide Spain and France.

Portuguese media say that we are talking about one of the deadliest disasters in the history of the country. The government of the country in connection with the fires on Sunday morning declared a state of emergency.

In recent days, Portugal is suffering from the intense heat, when the temperature exceeds 40 degrees.

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