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Helicopters and fire-fighters busy in Texas and Oklahoma

Austin, USA - Tens of houses burnt and hundreds of residents evacuated

Wildfires broke out yesterday in some areas of Texas and Oklahoma, forcing authorities to evacuate the areas at a greater risk, destroying dozens of homes and nearly 1500 acres of land in Oklahoma and a further 3500 acres in Texas. The fire-fighters reached the area and continued to fight the flames incessantly throughout the night but the fire seems to have diminished today; according to official...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1133297
Rome, Italy, 08/31/2011 17:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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