Theretheyconductexercisesin a simulateddisaster zone which are an eerieechoofrealtragedies: snifferdogsscrabble over collapsed buildings and rescuers call out to potentialsurvivors.
One of the final blows to Portugal's chances of staying out of the bail-out zone came when it emerged in an echo of Greece's misreported finances that last year's deficit was 8.6% of GDP rather than the planned 7.3%.