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| Death toll in Portugal wildfires soars to 27 | Death toll in Portugal wildfires soars to 27 |
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| At least 27 people have died in a series of wildfires in Portugal, the country's civil protection service says. | At least 27 people have died in a series of wildfires in Portugal, the country's civil protection service says. |
| More than 50 people have been injured. | More than 50 people have been injured. |
| A spokeswoman for the agency told reporters that firefighters were still tackling 145 separate fires, 32 of which were serious. | A spokeswoman for the agency told reporters that firefighters were still tackling 145 separate fires, 32 of which were serious. |
| "We can confirm the deaths of 27 people in the districts of Coimbra, Castelo Branco, Viseu and Guarda," AFP quoted Patricia Gaspar as saying. | "We can confirm the deaths of 27 people in the districts of Coimbra, Castelo Branco, Viseu and Guarda," AFP quoted Patricia Gaspar as saying. |
| Thousands of firefighters are battling the flames, which erupted across north-eastern Portugal and parts of Spain over the weekend after a hot dry summer. | |
| In Spain, at least three people have died. | |
| Conditions were worsened by Hurricane Ophelia, which is approaching Europe's western coast, bringing strong winds to fan and spread the flames. | |
| The wildfires follow a massive forest blaze in June which killed 64 people and injured more than 130. |