Wildfire-hit residents remove Greenpeace mural of Burnham from scorched mountain

Residents affected by wildfires say they were left "angry and upset" after a mural of Prime Minister Andy Burnham was painted on a blackened mountainside above their homes.

Dubbing it an "intrusion into grief" two walkers removed Greenpeace's work with rakes.

The campaign group's 1,120-sq-m anti-oil and drilling image showed Burnham holding an oil drum and the words: "Our house is on fire Andy."

Greenpeace said the work, in Capelulo, Conwy, had not been meant to upset people but to "draw attention to the escalating climate crisis".

In July about 200 acres of land was affected by wildfires with North Wales Fire and Rescue Service declaring it a major incident .

The blaze came within yards of destroying properties - with 36 homes evacuated .

When pictures of Greenpeace's mural emerged on Monday she went up the mountain to see it.

The 53-year-old said: "I can't remember having been so angry and upset all at once.