Portugal government survives no confidence vote over fires

Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa speaks during the no-confidence motion over forest fires, at the parliament in Lisbon, Portugal October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government on Tuesday survived a no confidence vote in parliament called by the opposition which alleged the government had failed to protect the lives of 110 people who died in two wildfire tragedies in the past four months.

This year's fires in Portugal - one in June which killed 65 people and others last week which overwhelmed fire-fighting services and killed 45 people - are the worst on record and led to the resignation of the interior minister.