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
Coming up. As the americas cup reaches its nail biting climax above the water this weekend, we find out if a robot can stop the drama unfolding underneath, as an invasion of these creatures wreaks havoc on the local ecosystem. So he is not expecting you to electrocute him and slurp him into a tube. And ill be finding out how the best way to beat these venomous invaders is to eat them once you remove these spines you are moving from malicious, to delicious hello, welcome to The Travel Show, with me, ade adepitan. This week coming to you from bermuda, which this year is hosting one of the worlds biggest sporting events, the americas cup, right here in the north Atlantic Ocean. The americas cup is the formula one of the boat world, the most prestigious event in sailing. Over the past few weeks, Six International teams have been racing across the waters of bermudas great sound in superfast hydrofoil catamarans. And this weekend, the competition reaches its dramatic climax, with the start o