DISASTERS
Dozens killed in Portugal and Spain wildfires
By Jordi Bou
October 16, 2017 - At least 35 people have died in wildfires in Portugal and northern Spain as strong winds worsened by Hurricane Ophelia fanned hundreds of blazes sweeping across densely forested territory.
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