Firefighters say the weather conditions are still adverse in most areas where the flames are raging.
An official said most of the victims "burned to death in their cars when they found themselves trapped by flames on the road from Figueiro dos Vinhos to Castanheira de Pera."
Forests catch fire as temperatures rise and dry spells prolonge in India's northern Himachal Pradesh state.
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