Portugal mourns after country’s worst forest fires in decades

Portugal mourns after country’s worst forest fires in decades

At least 62 folks have died in Portugal’s worst forest fires in decades.

Hundreds of firefighters are battling the flames in the mountainous area of Pedrogao Grande, 200km northeast of Lisbon.

Portugal’s prime minister has declared three days of nationwide mourning.

Al Jazeera’s Catherine Stancl studies from Ferreira.

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