It's been said that the fires in the national park are as big as the American Texas city of Dallas. Many homes have been lost, and many people have evacuated because of the extreme conditions occurring. 6% of Yosemite National Park is currently under flames. Firefighters have found it impossible to relieve the fires, one factor is because the winds keep blowing which causes it all to spread further. 220,000 acres are currently burning. Due to the severity of these widespread fires; military is being drafted in to use drones to tackle the fires.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/31/us-usa-fire-yosemite-idUSBRE97L14020130831?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsThere has also been many more crucial wildfires across Spain and Portugal just recently, one being in a Portuguese forest. 16 were reported to be dead. 500 firefighters are working at this time to get the flames out.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-192432/16-die-Portugal-forest-fires.html_____________________________
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Do you know anyone who has become a victim of these recent fires? I mean like lost somebody, got injured, lost property, or sentimental value.
