In Spain, two firefighters have been killed in wildfires that have broken out in the country. The blazes hit near the village of Fornelos de Montes in the northwestern Galicia region, close to the border with Portugal, where several forest fires are still raging.Report say the fire in Spain is still being brought under control. Meanwhile, across the border, 50 people have been evacuated from a village in Portugal's Peneda-Geres national park. More than 230 firefighters are still tackling blazes in northern Portugal. According to the country's National Forest Authority, 19,346 hectares of forest have been burned and destroyed. The current fires are the latest to have hit Portugal in recent years.
News On AIR | August 13, 2010 7:07 PM
Two firefighters killed in Spain wildfires