Lisbon: The charred bodies of an elderly couple have been found inside a burnt out car after they tried to flee a wildfire ravaging the municipality of Murca in northern Portugal, authorities said.
Mayor of Murca Mario Artur Lopes said the couple was aged over 80 and their car on Monday fell down a canyon while they were trying to escape from the flames that engulfed half of Murca's territory.
The Republican National Guard, a Portuguese security force of military nature, is investigating the accident.
More than 80 municipalities in 10 districts in Portugal are in danger of rural fire, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA). (UNI)