Indeed a period of very hot weather with low humidity caused the forests to be both very dry, the sunshine particularly strong, allowed many fires to start and the sea breezes of some of the coastal areas caused the fires to spread quickly, sadly causing the deaths of 8 persons. Fortunately, all fires are now under control and 99% have been extinguished and cooled. With a landmass of 783,000 Km2, twice the size of Germany, and with approximately 28% of the land covered by for