Tuesday 11 August 2015

Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires in Portugal

FIRE STORM
Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires in Portugal
Lisbon (AFP) Aug 9, 2015 - Nearly 1,000 firefighters as well as six helicopters and three planes were deployed in Portugal Sunday to battle forest fires raging in the north and centre of the country, authorities said. The worst fire scorched Vila Nova de Cerveira in the northern Minho region and was continuing to spread due to "difficult to access terrain, wind, high temperatures and the ongoing drought," a fire serv ... more


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