Death toll rises to 11 in Portuguese fires

The death toll from Portugal’s biggest wildfires in decades rose to 11 today after two more bodies were found in charred woodland.

The death toll from Portugal’s biggest wildfires in decades rose to 11 today after two more bodies were found in charred woodland.

The bodies of a man and a woman were found near Castelo Branco, about 120 miles north-east of Lisbon, officials said.

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