Temperatures soar in Iberia as wildfires force the evacuation of 1,400 in Portugal
1 year, 4 months ago

Temperatures soar in Iberia as wildfires force the evacuation of 1,400 in Portugal

Associated Press  

LISBON, Portugal — More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a series of wildfires in Portugal as it and neighboring Spain experience several days of extreme summer heat, with temperatures in many areas rising above 40 degrees Celsius. On Monday, the city of Santarem, about 80 kilometers northeast of the capital, Lisbon, set the year’s highest temperature at 46.4 C. Temperatures are forecast to fall nationwide from Tuesday, though they will mostly remain above 30 C. Spain is faring better with its wildfires this week despite the high temperatures of the country’s third heat wave this summer. Spain’s AEMET weather agency said temperatures will continue to rise at least until Friday, with some areas of the southern Andalusia region hitting 44 C. A drought in Spain for the past two years has led to water restrictions in several parts of the country. Spain’s Ecological Transition Ministry said Tuesday that reservoirs nationally were at 41% of their capacity owing to high temperatures and the severe lack of rain.

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Portugal battles deadly wildfires
3 months, 1 week ago

Portugal battles deadly wildfires

Al Jazeera  

Portugal has received pledges of support from European partners as it battles forest fires that have killed two people, authorities said. The string of blazes that broke out over the weekend in the northern Aveiro region has injured 12 firefighters, including two seriously, and forced about 70 residents to flee, according to the country’s civil protection authority. A 28-year-old Brazilian …

Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help
3 months, 1 week ago

Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help

LA Times  

Five thousand firefighters struggled Tuesday to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are blamed for causing at least six deaths including four firefighters and forcing an unknown number of residents to flee their homes. World & Nation 62 killed in Portugal forest fires, many dying in their cars as flames sweep road Raging forest fires in central Portugal …

Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires
3 months, 1 week ago

Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires

Al Jazeera  

The death toll in the latest wave of fires increases to seven as Portugal seeks help from the European Union. Three Portuguese firefighters have died in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country, bringing the death toll from the recently erupted wildfires to seven people since Saturday, authorities said. ANEPC civil protection authority commander Andre Fernandes told reporters …

Thousands evacuated as wildfires hit Spanish tourist island
1 year, 2 months ago

Thousands evacuated as wildfires hit Spanish tourist island

The Independent  

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Brazil’s firefighters battle wildfires raging during rare late-winter heat wave
1 year, 3 months ago

Brazil’s firefighters battle wildfires raging during rare late-winter heat wave

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Firefighters on Thursday were battling flames in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia state, fanned by strong winds and abnormally high temperatures for the season, authorities said. State authorities said they have mobilized over 150 military firefighters to put out fires in different areas across the state, as well as in Chapada Diamantina, a national park known for its …

Gale-force winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across Greece, leaving 2 dead, 2 injured
1 year, 4 months ago

Gale-force winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across Greece, leaving 2 dead, 2 injured

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Gale-force winds fanned the flames of wildfires across Greece, including more than four dozen new blazes that broke out Monday amid hot, dry and windy weather that has sucked moisture from vegetation. In Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa, a nearly week-old fire blamed on arson continued out of control in what has been …

Wildfire spreads on Spain’s Tenerife island, forces thousands to flee homes
1 year, 4 months ago

Wildfire spreads on Spain’s Tenerife island, forces thousands to flee homes

Live Mint  

A wildfire on the Spanish island of Tenerife that has forced thousands of people to flee their homes was spreading and remained out of control late on Saturday, with hot, dry and windy weather hampering efforts to contain the blaze. At a news conference late on Saturday, the head of Tenerife's local government Rosa Davila described the fire as "devastating" …

Spain battles ‘out of control’ wildfire on Tenerife
1 year, 4 months ago

Spain battles ‘out of control’ wildfire on Tenerife

Al Jazeera  

Approximately 250 firefighters have been battling a wildfire raging “out of control” on Spain’s holiday island of Tenerife that forced road closures and the evacuation of five villages, officials said. The fire, which broke out on Tuesday night, was raging through a forested area with steep ravines in the northeastern part of the island, part of the Canary Islands archipelago …

Heat and wildfires put southern Europe’s vital tourism earnings at risk
1 year, 4 months ago

Heat and wildfires put southern Europe’s vital tourism earnings at risk

Associated Press  

RHODES, Greece — Tourists at a seaside hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes snatched up pails of pool water and damp towels as flames approached, rushing to help staffers and locals extinguish one of the wildfires threatening Mediterranean locales during recent heat waves. “If heat waves were to be repeated every summer, the impact on our economy would be …

Heat and wildfires put southern Europe's vital tourism earnings at risk
1 year, 4 months ago

Heat and wildfires put southern Europe's vital tourism earnings at risk

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Wildfires “have caused a slowdown in bookings for many …

European heatwave - latest updates as red alerts and record temperatures continue
1 year, 5 months ago

European heatwave - latest updates as red alerts and record temperatures continue

The Independent  

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Fire crews lose control of blaze near Athens as southern Europe heat wave keeps communities on alert
1 year, 5 months ago

Fire crews lose control of blaze near Athens as southern Europe heat wave keeps communities on alert

Associated Press  

LOUTRAKI, Greece — Evening winds fueled a major wildfire west of Greece’s capital Thursday, triggering a series of new evacuations outside Athens as authorities braced for more of the extreme weather that has brought searing heat to southern Europe. Authorities had declared the huge blaze contained overnight and Greece’s Fire Service intensified water drops with the help of extra firefighting …

Better weather conditions help slow down La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands
1 year, 5 months ago

Better weather conditions help slow down La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands

Associated Press  

MADRID — More favorable weather conditions have helped firefighters slow down the advance of a wildfire on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands that has forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents, authorities said Sunday. Temperatures in the Canary Islands, located off the northwest coast of Africa, soared last week as Spain experienced a second summer heat wave. Vicente …

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain
1 year, 8 months ago

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. “We are dealing with weather conditions appropriate for the summer and have a fire that is behaving like a summertime fire.” The Mediterranean region is warming faster than the …

Major wildfire in Spain forces the evacuation of 1,500
2 years, 4 months ago

Major wildfire in Spain forces the evacuation of 1,500

Associated Press  

MADRID — A large wildfire in northeast Spain grew rapidly overnight and was burning out of control Sunday, forcing the evacuation of eight villages and 1,500 people in Zaragoza province, firefighters said. The head of the local Aragon government, Javier Lamban, said Sunday that the situation was critical in the town of Añon de Moncayo and the priority for the …

Wildfires raging in Europe: What, where and why?
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfires raging in Europe: What, where and why?

Al Jazeera  

As emergency services battle wildfires across Europe, we take a look at the event and the probable causes. On Thursday, the European Forest Fire Information System said 19 countries were in “extreme danger” from the wildfires, while Spain, Portugal and France were at “very extreme danger”. France : Since July 12, firefighters in the southwest Gironde department have been battling …

Watch | What’s causing wildfires across the Mediterranean region?
2 years, 5 months ago

Watch | What’s causing wildfires across the Mediterranean region?

The Hindu  

The Mediterranean region witnessed huge wildfires last week as extreme heat gripped Europe and North Africa. On July 15, firefighters and the military struggled to contain three wildfires in the North African country of Morocco. Over 12,000 people have been evacuated as fires scorched pine forests in France’s Bordeaux region In Spain, more than 20 fires have blazed out of …

U.K. has warmest-ever night, braces for record-smashing heat
2 years, 5 months ago

U.K. has warmest-ever night, braces for record-smashing heat

The Hindu  

Millions of people in Britain woke from the country's warmest-ever night on July 19 and braced for a day when temperatures are forecast to hit 40° Celsius, as a heat wave scorching Europe wallops a country more used to mild weather and rain. The U.K.'s Met Office weather agency said provisional figures showed the temperature remained above 25° C overnight …

Wildfires in France, Spain, Portugal - Europe braces for worst heatwave | In photos
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfires in France, Spain, Portugal - Europe braces for worst heatwave | In photos

Hindustan Times  

Wildfires in France, Spain, Portugal - Europe braces for worst heatwave | In photos Almost all of Europe is on alert over an impending heatwave as temperatures touch record levels and forestlands turn into a pool of fire. Hectares of forest land have been burning since last week, putting thousands of lives at risk.. 1 / 8 View Photos in …

Europe broils in heat wave that fuels fires in France, Spain
2 years, 5 months ago

Europe broils in heat wave that fuels fires in France, Spain

Associated Press  

LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France — A heat wave broiling Europe spilled northward Monday to Britain and fueled ferocious wildfires in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water-bombing planes and firefighters to battle flames in tinder-dry forests. Two people were killed in the blazes in Spain that its prime minister linked to global warming, saying, “Climate change kills.” …

Wildfires rage in Spain; France and UK brace for record temperatures as Europe battles intense heatwave
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfires rage in Spain; France and UK brace for record temperatures as Europe battles intense heatwave

India Today  

Temperatures in some parts of southern Europe began to ease over the weekend but thousands of firefighters across the region still battled to contain hundreds of wildfires and authorities said the risk of further blazes remained extremely high. Spain faced the eighth and last day of a more than week-long heatwave on Monday, which caused more than 510 heat-related deaths, …

Fires scorch Spain and France, where flames reach the beach
2 years, 5 months ago

Fires scorch Spain and France, where flames reach the beach

Associated Press  

PARIS — Firefighters battled wildfires raging out of control in Spain and France, including one whose flames reached two popular Atlantic beaches on Sunday, as Europe wilted under an unusually extreme heat wave. Spain’s National Defense Department said that “the majority” of its fire-fighting aircraft have been deployed to reach the blazes, many of which are in rugged, hilly terrain …

Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe
2 years, 5 months ago

Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe

The Hindu  

Firefighters struggled to contain wildfires sweeping across southwest Europe on Sunday as a heatwave showed no sign of abating, with Britain poised to set new temperature records this coming week. Blazes raging in France, Greece, Portugal and Spain have destroyed thousands of hectares of land, forced scores from their homes and killed several emergency personnel since last week. Authorities in …

Fires scorch France, Spain; temperature-related deaths soar
2 years, 5 months ago

Fires scorch France, Spain; temperature-related deaths soar

The Independent  

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Photos: Wildfires rage as parts of Europe battle record heatwave
2 years, 5 months ago

Photos: Wildfires rage as parts of Europe battle record heatwave

Al Jazeera  

A summer heatwave that has triggered devastating forest fires across Southwest Europe shows no signs of abating, as parts of the continent gear for new temperature records early next week. Firefighters in France, Portugal, Spain and Greece are battling forest blazes that have ravaged thousands of hectares of land and killed several people since the start of the week. Firefighters …

Heatwave scorches Europe as hundreds evacuated from wildfires
2 years, 5 months ago

Heatwave scorches Europe as hundreds evacuated from wildfires

Al Jazeera  

Officials issue health warnings as Europe braces for a new heatwave in the coming days. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes as wildfires blistered land in France, Spain and Portugal, with officials issuing health warnings for a new heatwave in the coming days. Portuguese health minister Marta Temido said on Thursday the health system faced a “particularly …

Photos: Portugal battles wildfires amid drought
2 years, 5 months ago

Photos: Portugal battles wildfires amid drought

Al Jazeera  

More than 3,000 firefighters and 30 aircraft have been battling wildfires in Portugal that authorities say have injured 29 people, including 12 firefighters and 17 civilians. The European Union on Sunday activated its firefighting air fleet assistance programme that allows member nations to share resources to help Portugal. Spain, which has also endured wildfires recently, quickly responded by mobilising two …

Portugal battles wildfires amid drought, heat; 29 injured
2 years, 5 months ago

Portugal battles wildfires amid drought, heat; 29 injured

The Hindu  

More than 3,000 firefighters and over 60 aircraft battled wildfires Sunday in Portugal that authorities say have injured 29 people. Authorities said 12 firefighters and 17 civilians required medical assistance to treat minor injuries caused by the blazes, as reported by Portuguese state television RTP and other local media. Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa postponed his plans to visit Mozambique …

Portugal deploys 3,000 firefighters to battle heatwave blazes
2 years, 5 months ago

Portugal deploys 3,000 firefighters to battle heatwave blazes

Al Jazeera  

Portuguese authorities announced a ‘state of contingency’ as at least 29 people have reported minor injuries from fires. Wildfires are sweeping across northern and central Portugal, where an estimated 3,000 firefighters and more than 60 aircraft are battling to quell the flames amid scorching temperatures. Authorities said 12 firefighters and 17 civilians required medical assistance to treat minor injuries caused …

Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat wave
2 years, 6 months ago

Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat wave

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Firefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year. The worst damage in Spain has been in the northwest province of Zamora, where over 30,000 hectares have been consumed, regional authorities said, while German officials said that residents of three villages near …

Spain: Villages evacuated as wildfire burns 9,000 hectares
2 years, 6 months ago

Spain: Villages evacuated as wildfire burns 9,000 hectares

Associated Press  

MADRID — Officials say some 9,000 hectares of wooded hill land in northwestern Spain have been burnt by a wildfire that forced the evacuation of more than 650 people from eight villages on Friday as much of Europe suffered an early heatwave. Officials said the blaze in the Sierra de Culebra mountain range in the province of Zamora started Wednesday …

Thousands evacuated, three injured as wildfire rages in Spain
2 years, 6 months ago

Thousands evacuated, three injured as wildfire rages in Spain

Al Jazeera  

Temperatures of more than 30C, drought and strong winds hamper firefighting efforts in mountains of southern Spain. The blaze started on Wednesday afternoon on the slopes of Pujerra mountain in the Sierra Bermeja, above the Costa del Sol, a magnet for tourists on the Andalusia coast, Andalusia’s Wildfire Department said on Twitter. The 8,000-resident community of Benahavis and 300-resident village …

Spain wildfire: Costa del Sol towns evacuated amid huge blaze
3 years, 3 months ago

Spain wildfire: Costa del Sol towns evacuated amid huge blaze

The Independent  

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