Where Emergency Workers are hoping for lower temperatures and winds after at least 61 people were killed and as many again injured in a huge forest fire at the weekend. Many died in their cars while trying to flee the densely forested district of pedrogao grande. Portugals Prime Minister has declared three days of mourning and officials expect the death toll to rise as more bodies are found. Paul adams reports. A desperate, sometimes hopeless, battle against nature. Searing heat, strong winds and low humidity, the worst possible conditions. Large areas of Central Portugal now ablaze. This mountainous area is no stranger to forest fires, but these are some of the deadliest ever. The speed and ferocity of the flames catching people in their cars and homes. A woman screams for her house. As the fire rages on several fronts, entire villages have been evacuated. Officials still not sure what remains. Translation we were inside the house, the fire was all around us. The firefighters came to
Are hoping for lower temperatures and winds after at least 61 people were killed in a huge forest fire at the weekend. Many of the victims died in their cars while trying to flee the densely forested district of pedrogao grande. Portugals Prime Minister has declared three days of mourning. Paul adams reports. A desperate, sometimes hopeless, battle against nature. Searing heat, strong winds and low humidity the worst possible conditions. Large areas of Central Portugal now ablaze. This mountainous area is no stranger to forest fires, but these are some of the deadliest ever. The speed and ferocity of the flames catching people in their cars and homes. A woman screams for her house. As the fire rages on several fronts, entire villages have been evacuated. Officials still not sure what remains. Translation we were inside the house, the fire was all around us. The firefighters came to get us out because we could hardly breathe any more. As to whether the house burned or not, it must have
Talks begin today to take britain out of the european union, well be there live throughout the morning. And while the politicians are talking, iam and while the politicians are talking, i am at Smithfield Markets in manchester to find out what businesses want from the negotiations. As Police Release the first pictures from inside the charred remains of Grenfell Tower, a nationwide minutes silence will take place this morning to remember those who lost their lives. In sport, the american Brooks Koepka equalled the Tournaments Lowing lowest winning score to take his first major. And carols got the weather. Today, for many of us, hot and sunny. Temperatures peaking around 33 celsius in the south. In the north, at different story. There is a Weather Front producing thick cloud and some drizzle. I will have more in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. One man has been killed and eight people have been taken to three separate hospitals after a van drove into a crowd of pede
A year on from the brexit vote, and talks finally begin to settle the terms of the uks withdrawal from the European Union. And portugal declares three days of mourning as hundreds of firefighters still tackle a forest fire which has killed more than 60 people. And in the sport on bbc news, golf has another new major champion. Brooks koepka shot a record equalling 16 under par to win the us open. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Police have said they are treating the attack on a crowd of muslims near the Finsbury Park mosque in north london as a terrorist act. One man died and ten people were injured when a hired white van was driven into people who were tending to a man who had been taken ill. Bystanders tackled the driver, holding him until Police Arrived to arrest him. Theresa may said the attack was a sickening attempt to divide people which would not succeed. Its shortly after midnight and worshippers who have just left the Finsbury Park mosque in london have come
Live where you live. This is abc 7 news. A swelterring day in the bay area, made more uncomfortable by a power outage. Good evening. About 19,000 customers remain in the dark. Tonight, pg e is urging customers to conserve power during heat waves. In livermore temperatures surged and many are still in the dark. We have more, melanie . Reporter yeah, eric, the power outage began around 4 30 this afternoon. Theres about 3,000 customers that still do not have power. And according to pg e. Those numbers were around 5,000. You can see the lights flashing. They are investigating the cause of the power outage and are hopeful to have the power restored by midnight. As the sunset if in livermore, car headlights were the only thing lighting up the city. We are surprised to he see everything is closed. Reporter pg e said that more than 5,000 customers were without power on this hot day. It was harsh. Reporter peets employees were asked to go home. They said its going to be out for if rest of the e