Latest: Portugal forest fire death toll rises to 39
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Portugal's interior minister says that the death toll in the forest fires raging in the center of the country has increased to 39.
Interior Minister Jorge Gomes has been quoted as giving the new figure on public broadcaster RTP. Government officials say many of victims died in their cars when flames swept over a road.
About 600 firefighters are fighting blazes that are raging in the Pedrogao Grande area about 150 kilometers (95 miles) northeast of Lisbon.
