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As many as 1,000 people have been evacuated from homes, and tourist accommodations in southern Spain as major forest fires continued to spread.
Much of Spain is on high alert for wildfires due to a major heatwave. A massive blaze was reported near the municipality of Moguer in the province of Huelva, Andalusia [pop: 500,000,] in southern Spain on Saturday night, authorities said.
Up to 70 people were killed in an apocalyptic forest fire in neighboring Portugal last week.
Forest fires have also been reported on several Greek islands, including the island of Chios.
Many killed or injured in forest fires near Coimbra, Portugal
Dozens of people were killed and dozens more injured while trying to flee forest fire in Portugal.
Most of the victims were incinerated in their cars while trying to flee an apocalyptic blaze in Pedrógão Grande area, about 50 km southeast of Coimbra, Portuguese authorities said.
“This is the greatest disaster we have experienced in recent years in terms of forest fires,” said the prime minister.
The casualty toll currently stands at 65 dead and about 70 injured.
About 80 forest fires have broken out across Portugal since Friday.
Meteorologists expect the temperature in southern Germany to break all-time high of 40.3C (105F) on Friday, a record that was set just over a month ago on 5 July in the town of Kitzingen in Bavaria, said a report.
France’s weather agency issued Extreme Heat Warnings for central and eastern France Friday, forecasting temperatures of up to 40C in many regions.
“This summer has been a particularly hot one for France and left many areas in drought and with water restrictions imposed,” said a report.
Hundreds of wildfires erupt across Portugal, again
Deadly forest fires in Portugal have resumed after a brief respite. Authorities have mobilized thousands of fire crews in the north and central parts of the country, reports said.
“A brush fire close to Gondomar, in the district of Poto, was fought by 254 firefighters, planes and two helicopters from the Portuguese army.” AFP reported.
The fires have so far claimed five lives, after a young female fire crew fighter was killed on Thursday, left five missing and nine others injured, officials said.
Blazing fires, fueled by drought and high temperatures and fanned by high winds, have forced the authorities to evacuate dozens of villages and communities in the heart of the country.
“If the police hadn’t got me out of the house, I would have died in the flames,” said a villager from Bracal in the Caramulo mountains north of Lisbon where the 21-year-old firefighter died, reports said.
“The wind blows with such an intensity that it constitutes the main obstacle to firefighters,” said commander of the firefighters in Aveiro.
As more fires erupted in the south, ” a forest fire near Sever do Vouga led to the mobilization of 100 Portuguese firefighters who were helped by Croatian planes, which had arrived on Saturday.”
“We thought we were in a war zone,” a young villager in Caramulo, told AFP.
“The firefighters who came to save the house of my parents told me it was like a firestorm.”
Forest fires have destroyed tens of thousands of hectares throughout the country, so far this year.
“All the natural wealth has been destroyed,” said Humberto Cerqueira, mayor of Mondim de Basto, a town near the national park of Alvao, where the blazes have consumed 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) of pine. The scenes were “something out of Dante,” he told AFP.
Unemployment in Eurozone reaches new record high in April
Unemployment in the eurozone, has hit yet another record high, with the seasonally-adjusted rate for April climbing to 12.2%, up from 12.1% the previous month, according to official statistics.
Some 95,000 additional people were out of work in the 17 countries that use euro (€), raising the total to 19.38 million.
Jobless rates were worst in Greece (27.0% in February 2013), Spain (26.8%) and Portugal (17.8%), Eurostat reported.
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Hundreds Evacuated as Major Brush Fire Burns Out of Control in Calif.
A brush fire is burning out of control in the Angeles National Forest north of Castaic, officials said. The so-called Powerhouse Fire, had burned about 1,300 acres and was uncontained, said the U.S. Forest Service.
Authorities were forced to evacuate hundreds of people on Thursday as the flames threatened homes and high-voltage power lines.
The fire broke out on Thursday afternoon in Francisquito Canyon, near Drinkwater Reservoir, said a report.
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Iraq Body Count Continues Climbing
At least 38 more people were killed across Iraq on Thursday bringing the civilian death toll for May to 881 so far.
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US: Risk of Severe Thunderstorms
Tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds from central Okla. to parts of the Ozarks forecast for Friday afternoon and evening; a Moderate Risk area is in place across extreme northwest Ark., extreme southeast Kan., extreme southwest Mo. and central and northeast Okla. Severe storms are also possible from northwest Texas to the Great Lakes. —NWS Storm Prediction Center
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DISASTER CALENDAR – May 31 2013— SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,016 Days Left
Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,016 Days Left to ‘Worst Day’ in the brief Human History
Half million Portuguese rallied in Lisbon and other cities on Saturday demanding an end to austerity measures dictated by the so-called troika of lenders from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund.
“We are in a new dictatorship. Everything that the revolution achieved is being destroyed,” an elderly protester in Lisbon told reporters.
“This government has left the people on bread and water, selling off state assets for peanuts to pay back debts that were contracted by corrupt politicians to benefit bankers,” said another protester.
“If not today, things have to change tomorrow and we need to remain in the streets for the government to fall.”
Other Global Disasters/ Significant Events
Critical fire weather across 4 states
NWS Forecast: A storm system moving into central United States Monday will create breezy and dry south winds over south central Texas Sunday, and windy and dry conditions behind a cold front Monday night into Tuesday. Driest conditions are expected along the Rio Grande and over the southern Edwards Plateau, where minimum relative humidities could fall to near 10 percent today.
Humidities east of I-35 today are expected to remain in the 20s and 30s. Strong north winds of 20 to 30 mph and minimum relative humidities in the teens are expected behind the cold front that is expected to move through the area early Tuesday morning.
US weather hazards map – March 3, 2013. Source: NWS
Blizzards paralyze N. Japan killing at least 8
At least 8 people died in snow-related accidents in Hokkaido over the weekend, as twice as much snow as usual fell over the region. The latest snowfall added more than two meters of snow to accumulations that are already several meters high in some places, Kyodo News reported. Many houses have been completely buried in snow.
Ethnic clashes in Macedonia leave dozens injured
Two days of clashes between ethnic groups and Macedonian police in the capital, Skopje, has left about 2 dozen people injured, said a report.
Chinese village under lockdown following violent clashes, reform demands
Villagers in southern China’s Shangpu are under a lockdown after a standoff with authorities on Sunday. They “were demanding democratic polls after a violent clash with thugs linked to a local official over a land transfer,” said a report.
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March 3, 2013 – DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,105 Days Left
Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,105 Days Left to ‘Worst Day’ in the brief Human History
Corn and soybean prices break all-time records. Corn prices have climbed 53 percent in one month, as worst drought and poorest crop conditions in decades decimate yields in the Corn Belt region and beyond.
U.S. Drought Map for July 17, 2012, released July 19.
List of Disaster Areas Continues Growing
On Wednesday, USDA designated an additional 39 counties in 8 states as Primary Natural Disaster areas due to worsening drought, making up a disaster total of 1,297 counties in 29 states. Additionally, several hundred other counties have been declared as contiguous disaster areas.
One Way Drought
Drought is intensifying in the Corn Belt region and creeping to the areas beyond including Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and eastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas, southern Minnesota and parts of Missouri, Kentucky and the Dakotas.
Drought and Deluge Double Whammy
The historic drought could finally end in an epic deluge, in which case what is already extreme stress on the topsoil would be incalculable.
NASS Crop Production Data. Map of drought superimposed on the corn production areas, July 10, 2012.
Drought Stats
Nearly two-thirds of Continental U.S. is currently in drought condition
More than 42 percent of the lower 48 states were in SEVERE, EXTREME or EXCEPTIONAL Drought Conditions (D2-D4) as of July 17, 2012, a rise of over 5 percent since last week.
As of July 17, 2012, the entire Continental U.S. with the exception of Maine was experiencing Abnormally Dry or Drought Conditions (D0 -D4) in full or in parts of the states, a situation which has since worsened due to scant precipitation and a persistent heat wave in the past few days.
More than 81 percent of the Contiguous United States was Abnormally Dry or in Drought Conditions (D0 – D4).
Drought 2012 is considered as the worst drought since 1956 and worst agricultural drought since 1988.
About 40% of the U.S. corn crop is in poor-very poor condition.
Good-excellent soybean crop dropped to 34% – down from 56% at start of season.
Some 1,297 counties in 29 states have been declared as primary natural disaster areas, with several hundred other counties designated as contiguous disaster areas.
Less than 10 percent topsoil moisture is left in South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.
Topsoil moisture in the entire Central Region is below 50 percent of normal.
Drought is expected to persist or intensify across Central Region.
About 98 percent of corn is grown within Central Region.
About 80 percent of corn grown in the U.S. is experiencing drought.
Deadly Heat Persists
Meantime, preliminary records from NCDC showed 145 high temperature records broken Wednesday and 67 records tied in 23 states: Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
High temperatures in the triple digits will be the norm for the next several days for parts of the central U.S., with heat indices reaching into the 110 degree range. Some NWS Forecast Offices have already extended their heat advisories to last through the middle of next week. Source: NWS
Storm, Floods, Mudslides Target another Popular Tourist Destination
Heavy Storm, Extreme Rain, Torrential Floods and Massive Mudslides Bring Disaster to Portugal’s Atlantic Island of Madeira
At least 32 people were killed and up to a 100 others injured on the island of Madeira after heavy storms brought a violent downpour to the Atlantic island, flooding the popular tourist destination the local government reported Saturday.
“The areas of Funchal and Ribeira Brava suffered from major floods and mudslides, and that’s where we have most of the 32 dead. Some people are also unaccounted for,” said Pedro Barbosa, deputy chief of the regional civil protection service in Madeira.
“Now the weather conditions have improved and we are starting to evaluate the damage,” he said, Reuters reported.
The rains caused large-scale flooding and massive mudslides throughout the island, blocking roads and forcing airports on the island to shut down.
The 120km-per-hour winds and floods uprooted trees, washed away bridges and roads, damaged or destroyed many homes and smashed dozens of cars on the island.
Funchal, the island’s capital (about 1,000km south of Portuguese capital, Lisbon), was probably the worst affected areas by the floods and mudslides in an unusually rainy February.
Cars are washed down a hillside by floodwaters near Funchal, the Madeira Island’s capital, Saturday, February 20, 2010. Photo: AP. image may be subject to copyright.
Saturday’s disaster was reportedly the deadliest on Madeira since October 1993, when storms and floods killed eight people.
NO GAS SOLD AT THIS STATION UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE! [Original caption: A man looks on with a camera while floodwaters flow through a gas station and the streets of downtown Funchal, Madeira February 20, 2010. Credit: REUTERS/Duarte Sa. Image may be subject to copyright.
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