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Justin and Diane Bridges at the start of their pilgrimage. Photo: J Bridges / The LocalTheir rescue made headlines last month after authorities revealed that they had been called to the aid of a British couple who had become lost on the route to Santiago and had been wandering the hills with no provisions for four days. Here they tell The Local how they got lost. And how they survived. Justin and Diane Bridges, a British couple from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, admit that they had doubts as they set off from the French town of Saint Jean Pied de Port on the first stage of their hike along the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. At the tourist office where they had collected their ‘pilgrim passport’ – the accreditation that gives all official pilgrims access to hostels along the route – the couple had been waed that the first stage involved hiking up and down mountain paths across the Pyrenees to reach Roncesvalles, the first town on the camino over the Spanish border. The pil, ...ادامه مطلب

A huge forest fire is raging across the hills surrounding the Costa Blanca resort of Javea, threatening to scorch homes and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of holidaymakers. Three separate fires appeared to have been started deliberately on Sunday afteoon between Jávea and Benitatxell and spread quickly as the flames were fanned by strong winds. At least two dozens homes were damaged while residents in huundreds more were told to leave their  and campsites and seek refuge in schools and sports centres as well as local hotels and restaurants outside the danger zone. One man was arrested for refusing to leave his home. Firefighers battled throughout the evening and oveight to control the wildfires which spread out to form a 7km front. Firefighters resumed the deployment of 14 water carrying aircraft and helicopters early Monday moing to bring the flames under control.  Let's block ads! بخوانید,forest fires threaten siberian tigers,forest fires threaten new fallout from chernobyl,forest fire threatens tirumala balaji shrine,saskatchewan forest fire threatens aboriginal community ...ادامه مطلب

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is a tick-boe virus. Photo: Microbe World (Callie Carr CDC) /FlickrHealth authorities in Spain have begun screening around 200 people after a rare, deadly virus known as Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever killed a man and infected a nurse who treated him, officials said on Thursday. A 62-year-old man died from the disease, also known as "Congo fever", at a Madrid hospital on August 25th, the regional Madrid govement said in a statement. He is believed to have become infected with the virus after he was bitten by a tick while walking in the countryside in the northweste region of Castile and Leon. A nurse who treated the man while he was in intensive care in hospital is infected and is being treated in isolation.    Health authorities have identified around 200 people who were in contact with the man and the nurse and they are being monitored for symptoms of the deadly disease. Public health workers are taking their temperature twice a day. , ...ادامه مطلب