Publico, Aug. 10 Forest fires burned into Wednesday on Portugal’s Madeira Islands, killing at least three people, injuring 174 and forcing the evacuation of more than 1000 from homes and hotels. Several buildings were destroyed on the resort island, including reports of damage to a five-star hotel, as fires have now burned for two days. […]
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EFE (Spain), BBC (UK), AP Worldcrunch A thousand people were evacuated Sunday night in La Gomera, in Spain’s Canary Islands, as forest fires continue. Two boats transported residents from the Valle Gran Rey area to the town of San Sebastian overnight, after the fire blocked off road access, the BBC reported. The Garajonay nature reserve, […]