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People are being urged to stay away from the area, amid warnings that further fires could break out this weekend. kevin sharkey reports. in one of the most scenic parts of northern ireland, devastation. the scale of the destruction, visible from ground level, brought into sharp focus from the air. as you would imagine with the mourne mountains, the terrain is very difficult for the crews to get up to. so we are at this point where it's probably an hour's walk for the crews to get up before they commence firefighting. the constant movement of the fire has challenged the firefighting efforts on ...

During the hours of daylight. we have 12, up to 1a that at present we have 12, up to 1a that at present we have 12, up to 1a that at present we have 12 working with about a hundred firefighters plus supporting. it's very, very difficult to rein in. we've had some assistance from both the irish coast guard and seas coast guard was up and to get firefighters up. generally involves walking over long distances to the scene of operations. that's what scampering us. we've been able to contain and extinguish some of it. we've done quite a good job of stopping and getting into the forest. but it's ver...

Having the world record on titicaca takes me feel very happy because this is really a sacred lake. it's whetted his appetite for more. he is now planning his next challenge — 43km, bolivia to peru, across the lake. aruna iyengar, bbc news. firefighters in county down are continuing to tackle a large gorse fire. the fire in the mourne mountains began in the early hours of yesterday. people are being urged to stay away from the area, as kevin sharkey reports. in one of the most scenic parts of northern ireland, devastation. the scale of the destruction visible from ground level brought into sh...

At a very stressful time. tells how you are carrying out this operation on the scale of it.— you are carrying out this operation on the scale of it. good afternoon. this is probably — on the scale of it. good afternoon. this is probably one _ on the scale of it. good afternoon. this is probably one of— on the scale of it. good afternoon. this is probably one of the - on the scale of it. good afternoon. this is probably one of the biggestj this is probably one of the biggest incidents we've had for a number of years. as you said, we are dealing on an incident on the side of the mourne mou...

Were taken leaders to up there working small pumps in rivers in areas where we can find small pockets of water and sprayers to address some of that. predominantly it's a physical hard job up there. members of the public were asked to stay away today. a warning most seem to have heated. but the fire isn't out yet, the fire service expects to be here to tonight and again tomorrow. a little earlier dermot rooney — area commander at the northern ireland fire and rescue service — updated us on the situation yes, this is probably one of the biggest incidents we've had for a number of years. ijus...