Lisbon, Aug 15, 2025 (AFP) - Portugal reports first death from heatwave fires

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2025-08-15

The fires raging across Portugal claimed their first victim Friday, when the former mayor of the eastern town of Planta died fighting fires there, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced. Rebelo de Sousa added that he had cut short his holidays and returned to the presidential palace to oversee the crisis. mig/jj/dc ...

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