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Three firefighters among seven people killed in Portugal wildfires

At least seven people, including three firefighters, have died as wildfires continue to rage across Portugal.
 
Parts of the country have been ablaze since the weekend, with temperatures in some areas topping 30 degrees Celcius.
 
The northern and central parts have been worst affected.
 
The firefighters, two women and a man, died while tackling a blaze in central Portugal.
 
More than 5,000 firefighters have been tackling the wildfires that Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said are raging across the country.


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