"Fires continued into Monday night, despite rainfall in some affected areas." Credit: AFP
As we mourn the losses from the California wildfires, we also send our deepest sympathies to those who have lost loved ones in the Portugal and Spain fires.
From the Source:
"At least 41 people died after hundreds of fires spread across central and northern areas on Sunday and Monday.
They started in dry conditions and were fanned by strong Atlantic winds from Hurricane Ophelia.
Across the border in Spain, at least four people died in wildfires in the Galicia region.
However, a one-month-old baby who was believed to have died in Portugal's Tabua area has been found alive, the civil protection authorities told the Portuguese press."
"Residents said they had little time to react. 'The fire came at the foot of the village and spread at an incredible rate,' Jose Morais, who lives in Vouzela in the Viseu region, told AFP news agency.
'It felt like the end of the world. Everyone fled.'"