A wildfire so far has caused a tremendous loss of life in Portugal. The Iberian peninsula is undergoing a severe heat wave. There is around 60 wildfires. Saturday the town of Pedrogao Grande was involved. 43 people are dead. Some burned to death in their cars while others died from smoke inhalation. Around 59 people were injured from the fire. Unfortunately around 6 firefighters have been injured. A small child was found wandering with burns. As firefighters inspect areas burned, the dead and injured toll likely to rise. The European Union has activated the civil protection unit. Spain and France are sending aircraft to help.
Pray for the victims,families, and friends of this tragedy. Pray for Portugal. If you do not pray, please keep them in your positive thoughts.
I watched news feeds and read information from the following links before blogging.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/18/europe/portugal-fire/index.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/18/portugal-more-than-20-people-killed-in-forest-fires
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40316934
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/portuguese-radio-25-people-killed-forest-fires-48111891
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/portugal-forest-fires-39-dead-pm-calls-disaster-tragedy-n773736
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