The forest fires raging south of Moscow have again taken on large proportions, Russian authorities announced today, as residents of the capital complained of a strong smell of burning in the air. Since early August, fires have been raging in the Ryazan region, about 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow. The acting governor of that region, […]
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Algeria: At least 26 dead from the forest fires affecting the country
LAST UPDATE: 23:54 At least 26 people have died and dozens more have been injured in forest fires in northern Algeria, the country’s Interior Minister Kamel Beljoud announced this evening. “26 people have died: two in Setif and 24 in El Tarf,” near the Tunisian border, the interior minister told Algerian television’s main news bulletin. […]
Portugal: Wildfire continues to rage in Serra da Estrella National Park
“Chaos!”: that’s the word a local resident used to describe the situation in Portugal’s Serra da Estrella National Forest, as the fire that broke out there on August 6 continues to rage. “The fire was coming from here and there,” said Fatima Cardoso, a resident of the village of Orzais, who lived in agony on […]
Europe is rushing to help France fight the fiery nightmare
Firefighters from several European countries are arriving in France today to help fight several forest fires raging amid back-to-back heat waves and historic drought, including a giant front in the country’s southwest. A total of 361 firefighters from European countries are on their way to south-west France to support their 1,100 French colleagues who are […]
USA: Two dead from the big fire in California
The worst fire in California this year, which has forced thousands of people to leave their homes and has turned thousands of crowns into ashes, has caused the death of two people, as the fire service of the American state announced today. The fire, which has been named “McKinney”, has since Friday destroyed nearly 225,000 […]
Fires and extreme temperatures cause suffocation in western Europe
Many countries in western Europe are still battling devastating forest fires today, a consequence of the unprecedented heatwave they have been experiencing for days and which is threatening to “smash” many maximum temperature records early this week. This heat wave is the second to sweep western Europe in less than a month. The proliferation of […]
Forest fires are raging in northern Morocco
Firefighters and army forces were continuing efforts late last night and early this morning to control fires that spread during the day in forested areas in northern Morocco, authorities told AFP. The fires, fueled by strong winds, have so far caused no casualties, but have led to the evacuation of nearly 500 families from their […]
Heat wave sweeps Iberia, fire alert
The largest part of Portugal has been put on red alert, as due to the high temperatures the authorities were forced to deploy strong firefighting forces to fight the fires that broke out in the central part of the country. Neighboring Spain is also being tested by the heat wave. With the mercury climbing above […]
Climate change will increase forest fires worldwide in the coming years
The risk of forest fires will continue to increase in the coming years due to climate change, especially in the Mediterranean, as estimated by a new international scientific study. On the other hand, however, he points out that there is scope for human actions and policies that can play a critical role in reducing the […]
Peru: Fire threatens Machu Picchu
Peruvian firefighters are battling to contain a forest fire near Machu Picchu, the Inca citadel, as flames threaten to approach the world-renowned archaeological site in the Andes. The fire, which has burned an area roughly half the size of Vatican City, broke out on Tuesday when farmers set fire to low vegetation as they prepared […]
