Deadly forest fires rip central Portugal

Firefighters and investigators work near a burned car on the N236 road between Figueiro dos Vinhos and Castanheira de Pera, near Pedrogao Grande.

Firefighters and investigators work near a burned car on the N236 road between Figueiro dos Vinhos and Castanheira de Pera, near Pedrogao Grande.

(Miguel A. Lopes / EPA)

June 18, 2017 1:51 AM PT

Portugal forest fire

A fire victim’s body lies covered by a blanket on a road in Pedrogao.

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Portugal forest fire

A resident of Barraca da Boavista, near Pedrogao Grande, despairs as fires rage.

(Miguel A. Lopes / EPA)

Portugal forest fire

Firefighters battle flames near the village of Avelar, in central Portugal, at sunrise Sunday.

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Portugal forest fire

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, center, embraces Pedrogao Grande Mayor Valdemar Alves as Interior Ministry official Jorge Gomes looks on at the Civil Protection center in Pedrogao Grande.

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Portugal forest fire

A forest fire rages in Pedrogao Grande, Portugal.

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Portugal forest fire

A wildfire is reflected in a stream at Penela, Coimbra, in central Portugal.

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Portugal forest fire

A firefighter helps a woman in Pedrogao Grande, Portugal.

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Portugal forest fire

A man watches a wildfire Sunday at Anciao, Leiria, in central Portugal.

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