On Thursday the 4th, the day before the Rio Seco Alto fire, a hillside not far from Lanjarón went up in flames.
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Mountain Fire in Cañar
by Vivienne Hughes •
A huge catastrophe was narrowly avoided by the prompt action of the Infoca, fire fighters in Cañar, in the Alpujarra on the 2nd. As is the case in far too many forest or mountain brush fires, it appears that the fire was deliberately started.
Plane Madness
by David Darby •
Having been on both ends of the screaming toddler on plane problem, this next story is difficult to believe, from either standpoint.
Joe Rickey Hundley, a 60-year-old man from Idaho, decided he had had enough of the distressed 2-year-old and decided to ask the mother to quieten the infant down, however, his alleged choice of words probably didn’t help the situation, “Will you shut that n****r baby up!”
At Least Two Dead in Helicopter Crash
by David Darby •
At least two people are dead following a helicopter crash, this morning, in the area known as La Fuente de la Gitana, which is in the Granada province between Tocón de Quéntar and La Peza. It also appears there are several people injured.
Airborne Smugglers Nabbed
by Editor •
Talking of aircraft, the chap who flew hashish from Morocco off the Motril coastline in a helicopter has been found guilty of drug smuggling and being in possession of illegal substances.