BBCNEWS Newsday June 18, 2017
Where Emergency Workers are hoping for lower temperatures and winds after at least 61 people were killed and as many again injured in a huge forest fire at the weekend. Many died in their cars while trying to flee the densely forested district of pedrogao grande. Portugals Prime Minister has declared three days of mourning and officials expect the death toll to rise as more bodies are found. Paul adams reports. A desperate, sometimes hopeless, battle against nature. Searing heat, strong winds and low humidity, the worst possible conditions. Large areas of Central Portugal now ablaze. This moun...
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