Well... It' s not really on fire... It' s most significative landscape (along with the Island) is... Some of you who have been here (and with Mittens and private visits you have been quite a lot...) might remember a big mountain with a big hole in the top... Well...
(http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2070/56/93/600075125/n600075125_2518694_383.jpg)
Here it is :(
It' s very sad.. many people lives there, 14,000 people evacuated, houses in danger... And some information says the fire reached a zoo... They have released the birds, but I am not sure if they will be able to evacuate all the animals... Tigers, Hippos, monkeys...
Sorry for the stupid thread, but I needed to vent. :/ At least this is ONLY sad, and doesn't make me anger. It's been an accident, we have some kind of hurricane and it put down a high voltage tower. Hope it finishes soon...
Sorry to hear that and see that strange gap in the mountain place burning.
Quick, have another pint in Home from Home!!
It's the middle of winter, you can't have a wild fire in winter!!!
I hope the fire is nowhere near Terra MÃtica and its Greek zone, or Helm would not be happy.
I am not sure about Terra MÃtica, I have contradictory informations, but some people in forums say that the fire was there, and happened it, even. Nobody can' t really tell what happened with the theme park, since nobody can really approach (And those who can, firemen, doesn't have time to stop and chat...)
Anyway, if Terra MÃtica burns I am quite sure that the Greek zone will survive somehow...
My mountain is on fire!!!
Hope it doesn't spread too far and the zoo animals make it :(
"Big mountain with hole in it, being on fire..."
Are you sure it's not a volcano?
It is not, but it looked like. See my facebook for more pics. :)
Happy news, apparently the animals are safe... :) I' ve seen the mountain today, and it's surprisingly coloured, not just the expected shy gray colour... Maybe it just burned bushes not forest... Only 5 houses burned. More news coming soon,
I hope the damage stops there, Natcho. Benidorm is a bit like where I live (Praia da Rocha) and I guess one good thing is that we're in winter time meaning there aren't many tourist around.
Well, not it is raining like hell, so, no probs... :) Actually, Miguel, we have some "travel for elderly people" which make Benidorm to be almost full all the year, but the city is safe... Pitty the half Marathon I was going to do with my mom has been cancelled... I did it, anyway, with here, so the 2h 10m. but I wanted to have my photo entering in the finish line... Next year! :)
It would have been a really impressive finishing shot with you and your mother, completely exhausted, running out of a sea of flames.
And the best of all is that behind us there was a runner disguised as Groucho Marx.
Quote from: Andail on Sun 25/01/2009 22:06:18
It would have been a really impressive finishing shot with you and your mother, completely exhausted, running out of a sea of flames.
lol, oh, Andail, be quiet and make another Tulles World already!
Quote from: Snake on Mon 26/01/2009 14:02:17
Quote from: Andail on Sun 25/01/2009 22:06:18
It would have been a really impressive finishing shot with you and your mother, completely exhausted, running out of a sea of flames.
lol, oh, Andail, be quiet and make another Tulles World already!
Woah, I didn't see that coming.
Yessir!