23 July 2012

SPAIN / FRANCE: 4 Dead In Catalan Forest Fires.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/23/us-spain-fires-idUSBRE86M0OQ20120723


       2 raging giant forest fires...south of the Pyrenees mountains and the French border...in the northeast province of Catalonia have killed at least 4 French nationals...and injured 23.
      12,000 hectares/ 30,000 acres are ablaze near La Jonquera.
      Smoke from the fires has drifted into Barcelona.
      Spain has suffered its driest winter...in 70 years.
         TO SEE: 7 Images
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18950061