FM spokesman condoles with Portugal over lethal blaze

EghtesadOnline: Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Monday expressed deep sorrow over the recent deadly blaze in Portugal and condoled with the families of the victims.

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19 June 2017

At least 62 people were killed and dozens wounded in huge forest fires in central Portugal. Many of the victims died in their cars as they tried to flee the flames, IRNA reported.

According to media reports, Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa described the blaze as “the greatest tragedy we have seen in recent years in terms of forest fires,” and warned the death toll could rise.

Three days of national mourning has been declared.