Portugal fires: Canadair plane crashes while tackling blazes.
A water-bombing plane fighting huge forest fires in central Portugal has crashed, local officials say.
They say the Canadair aircraft went down near Pedrógão Grande. So far there has been no information about casualties.
More
than 1,000 firefighters are battling the fires that have claimed the
lives at least 64 people and injured more than 130 since Saturday.
Many of the victims died in their cars as they tried to escape.
Civil
protection officials have said they expect the blazes to be under
control soon, but warn that soaring temperatures are hampering efforts.
The
week's highest temperatures in the area are expected to reach about 38C
(100F) and, together with windy conditions, could reignite fires that
have already been brought under control.
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