Europe in the grip of fires and heat. What came out of the tripartite in Tehran. Refugee charter flights all inclusive in the pages of the German press. Fires, fiery days, tropical nights. The German press captures indescribable images of a summer in Europe in a state of emergency due to extreme climate conditions. “Warning […]
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In flames large areas in France and Spain
Forest fires in southwestern France and Spain continue their destructive work today and thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes, amid a heatwave that has alerted authorities in many parts of western Europe. About 14,000 people, permanent residents and vacationers, are affected by the evacuation in the Gironde region of France. More […]
The fire in Feriza Saronikos is under control
The fire that broke out early this morning in the area of Feriza Saronicou is under control. According to the Fire Department, the fire has been contained, while 62 firefighters with 18 vehicles remain at the scene for any rekindling. The fire broke out around 11 am in low vegetation in the area of Feriza […]
Large fires are raging in forested areas in northern Morocco
Firefighters and soldiers are battling to bring under control at least four fires raging in forest areas in northern Morocco, the director of the Center for the Management of Climatic Forest Risks (CRCF), Fouad Assali, said. The fires, fueled by strong winds, are raging in the provinces of Lara, Ouezanne, Tetouan and Taza. Four military […]
Croatia: The devastating fire has reduced 33,000 hectares to ashes
About 33,000 hectares have been reduced to ashes by a large forest fire in central Croatia, according to government sources. The fire front has been brought under control in Sibenik-Knin County, but 330 firefighters remain on alert for the risk of flare-ups, said the head of the Civil Protection Directorate, Damir Trout, adding that an […]
Portugal: Two fires in the central part of the country were brought under control after several days
LAST UPDATE: 13.12 Portuguese firefighters today managed to bring under control two forest fires that have raged for several days in the central part of the country, while a state of emergency has been declared due to the risk of fires breaking out due to high temperatures. The most important front, which erupted on Thursday […]
France: The fire in the Cevennes mountain range has been contained, new outbreaks in the south
The fire that has destroyed 6,500 hectares of forest since Thursday in the Cévens mountains in southern France was developing “favorably” today, in a “high risk environment” as the fire service received numerous calls about new fire outbreaks in the prefecture. The French weather service, Météo-France, had today put Gars (a touristic department in southern […]
France: Many fires in southern areas swept by a strong northwesterly wind
Bolstered by “extreme weather conditions”, with a strong north-northwest wind and land affected by early drought, several fires swept through tourist areas in southern France this afternoon, forcing firefighters to deploy hundreds of men and several airlifters. inside. In the verdant Cévens mountain range, north of Gars, a “very unfavorable” fire “in dense vegetation” towards […]
Spain: Fires are gaining ground in the country on the last day of the heat wave
Rescuers are still battling wildfires in Spain, one of which has already burned 200,000 acres in the northwestern part of the country, on the last day of an extreme and unprecedented early heat wave. The most significant of these fires led authorities to evacuate 14 villages with the evacuation of hundreds of residents in the […]
Chr. Stylianidis on FT: Last summer showed us that we need to change the way we deal with natural disasters
“Last summer we experienced unprecedented high temperatures that led to fires of 600 degrees Celsius. This showed us in the harshest way that we must change the way we deal with natural disasters,” said the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Christos Stylias. , speaking to the Financial Times, also warned that the summer […]