Daily Mail: Driving through the killer inferno: Terrifying moment motorist escapes wildfires blamed on 'terrorist arsonists' that have claimed dozens of lives in Portugal and Spain
* Authorities in Portugal said that at least 35 people died and dozens were injured by wildfires in the country
* The government in Portugal declared a state of emergency for regions north of the Tajo river during the fires
* In the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia, four people have died and thousands have been evacuated
* Authorities in both countries said that the strong winds from Hurricane Ophelia have fanned the wildfires
* Investigators in both countries have questioned if the fires were started by human and criminal causes
A man who drove through raging wildfires in Portugal says luck was on his side after he filmed himself escaping the deadly blazes ravaging the region.
Wildfires have killed at least 39 people across Portugal and Spain as hundreds of blazes were fanned by strong winds caused by a hurricane, authorities said on Monday.
Thirty-five people - including a one-month-old baby - in Portugal have died and dozens have been injured, most of them firefighters, during fires raging in central and northern areas of the country.
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WNU Editor: There is no proof that I have seen or read that people are running around starting fires. What I see are huge fires, helped along by high winds.
More News On Today's Massive Fires In Spain And Portugal
Wildfires kill at least 35 in Portugal and Spain -- Reuters
Portugal wildfires kill at least 35; 4 dead in Spain -- AP
Deadly Fires Sweep Portugal and Northern Spain -- New York Times
Portugal and Spain wildfires: Dozens dead and injured -- BBC
At least 36 dead from wildfires raging in Portugal, Spain -- UPI
Portugal and Spain wildfires kill at least 35 people -- CNN
Deadly fires rage in Portugal, Spain, ex-Hurricane Ophelia fans flames -- DW
At Least 34 Killed in Wildfires Ravaging Portugal, Spain -- Voice of America
2 comments:
Thats false
https://www.publico.pt/2017/09/04/sociedade/noticia/justica-portuguesa-investiga-ramo-portugues-do-cartel-do-fogo-1784152
Spain arrested already several people connected with this wildfires.
Yesterday Portugal had more than 500! active fires in one single day. 15 October and 500 fires, thats Supra Insane.
What I read is that people cut down the trees and see up this brush environment. That isn't all of it, but it is a significant part of it.
For example it is posited that the ancestors of the Brits created at least some of the peat bogs. they cut trees for building and the cut trees could not transpirate water form the ground to the air allowing the ground to get waterlogged. That is the theory.
If souther France they cut trees down for building and scrub or smaller trees (chaparral) replaced it. The scrub burns easier.
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