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Over 2,000 firefighters are tackling ten major infernos across central and northern Portugal as authorities struggle to get the blazes under control.Teams of firefighters were drafted in from across the EU on Sunday to assist their Portuguese counterparts after the government activated the European Civil Protection Protocol as a precautionary measure.We're ready to drive away from the #fire #forest #portugal #castelobranco #bosbrand pic.twitter.com/yeH5TFKCsi— Harmen van der Veer (@harmenvdv…READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/14/eu... What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... euronews: the most watched news channel in EuropeSubscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 13 languages: https://www.youtube.com/user/euronews... In English:Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/euronews Twitter: http://twitter.com/euronews Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews

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