The central Portugal town of Pedrógão Grande is out of immediate danger from the ravenous wildfire that consumed many homes and took 62 lives in the area over the weekend.
The fires, started by lightning strikes, tore through the area’s drought-dried forests, fanned by high winds.
The flames were so intense they swept across roadways and cooked people in their cars. Roads away from the region were littered with the burnt-out vehicles of people who thought they could flee the flames.
Many people watched their homes and all their possessions burn to ash.
Firefightes work to put out a forest fire near the village of Fato, central Portugal on June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
