Naujienos
2005 - 08 - 23
* Portugal asks for help with fires
Portugal has called on the EU to help extinguish the wildfires that have destroyed 140,000 hectares of forest and farmland across the country.
Interior Minister Antonio Costa acknowledged that Portugal could not cope without help from abroad.
Spain and France were sending aircraft on Sunday, and help from Italy and Germany is due to arrive on Monday.
Some 3,000 fire fighters, soldiers and police are tackling more than 20 fires, made worse by hot weather and wind.
The fires have so far killed at least 11 firefighters and four civilians, according to AP news agency.
