70,000 flee forest fires in Florida

  • 04/07/1998

  • Hindu (New Delhi)

A further 36,000 people were ordered to leave their fire-threatened Florida homes on Friday, bringing the total number of evacuations to more than 70,000 in three days. the whole of Flagler Country, in north-east Florida, was being emptied of people amid fears that he entire area could be razed.