Fire-Ravaged Portugal Creates Secretary of State for Forests

Portugal on Thursday created the new post of secretary of state for forests in the wake of a wave of summer wildfires which destroyed a record amount of land and killed 20 people, a spokesman for the prime minister said.
Oct. 10, 2003
Portugal on Thursday created the new post of secretary of state for forests in the wake of a wave of summer wildfires which destroyed a record amount of land and killed 20 people, a spokesman for the prime minister said.
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