Photos show Portugal and Spain in flames.

Grist
By Zoya TeirsteinOct 17, 2017, 4:59 pm57 pts
A series of fires in both countries this week killed more than 40 people and injured at least 63 more. The fires began over the weekend and grew stronger on Sunday as remnants of ex-Hurricane Ophelia exacerbated the flames. Portugal’s forests have been burning all summer, and the Portuguese Institute of Sea…

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