Wildfires in France: More than 3,000 tourists flee as fire rips through France holiday spot
1 year, 4 months ago

Wildfires in France: More than 3,000 tourists flee as fire rips through France holiday spot

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. open image in gallery Around 650 firefighters were brought in to tackle the flames threatening the town of Saint-André Michalak Guimbert, deputy mayor of Argelès, said tourists had arrived in municipal halls “in swimsuits” because they were returning from the beach when the fire broke out. Most of the residents of this village all went out to climb the hill last night and got the cameras out – they’ve probably never seen that phenomenon.” open image in gallery Fire rages above France’s Pyrénées-Orientales department As well as a campsite and warehouse, 30 houses were damaged by the fire. “The village is burned on both sides, a third has been hit by the fire.” open image in gallery A woman stops at a safe distance to take a picture of the fires, still raging across the department Christelle, a resident who fled her home, told France Bleu Roussillon: “This fire is very impressive, it scares me. I am committed to supporting tourism stakeholders in the reconstruction and restoration of devastated natural areas.” “Drought and fire are two sides of the same coin: climate change,” Mr Bechu said.

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Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Wildfires tear through western US during heatwave
4 months ago

Wildfires tear through western US during heatwave

Hindustan Times  

Wildfires fueled by soaring temperatures in the western United States have scorched thousands of acres, forcing hundreds of families to flee, US officials said Monday. Wildfires tear through western US during heatwave A blaze burning out of a control near Los Angeles sparked mandatory evacuations as it tore through swathes of tinder-dry California countryside around popular tourist spots. "Dangerous heat …

France wildfires force thousands to flee
4 months, 3 weeks ago

France wildfires force thousands to flee

New Indian Express  

MARSEILLE: Two wildfires in southern France forced several thousand people to flee before the blazes were brought under control, officials said on Monday. Some 3,000 holiday makers were evacuated from a camping site to a municipal building in the coastal town of Canet-en-Roussillon, near the city of Perpignan, in the face of a fire fanned by strong winds, rescue services …

EU firefighters to join effort as Greece battles wildfires near Athens
4 months, 3 weeks ago

EU firefighters to join effort as Greece battles wildfires near Athens

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of European firefighters are due to arrive in Greece as the country battles a massive wildfire near Athens. Several European countries have told Greek authorities that they will send aircraft and firefighters to help bring Greece’s worst wildfire so far this year under control. Greece’s National Observatory said temperatures of up to 38 degrees Celsius are expected in Athens …

Greece wildfires: Evacuations ordered near Athens as authorities try to contain blaze
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Greece wildfires: Evacuations ordered near Athens as authorities try to contain blaze

CNN  

CNN — A deadly and fast-spreading wildfire tore through several neighborhoods close to the Greek capital of Athens on Monday, triggering a multi-pronged rescue effort coordinated with European allies. Emergency crews were extinguishing smaller hotspots amid an “improving” situation, the national fire service reported Tuesday, after the main blaze began Sunday afternoon near the town of Varnavas, north of Athens. …

Photos: Wildfire rages in Greece forcing evacuation of towns, hospitals
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Photos: Wildfire rages in Greece forcing evacuation of towns, hospitals

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of firefighters backed by dozens of water-dropping planes are battling a major forest fire on the northern fringes of the Greek capital. The fire department appealed to residents to follow evacuation orders issued by civil protection, with authorities noting that some people who had refused to leave their homes later became trapped and required rescue, endangering the lives of …

Wildfires spread across Europe as tourists warned and towns evacuated
5 months, 1 week ago

Wildfires spread across Europe as tourists warned and towns evacuated

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery A view of a helicopter as emergency personnel work to extinguish wildfire, as seen from Benasau, …

Thousands evacuated as wildfires hit Spanish tourist island
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands evacuated as wildfires hit Spanish tourist island

The Independent  

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Greece: Firefighters rescue 25 migrants trapped in forest as massive wildfire approached
1 year, 4 months ago

Greece: Firefighters rescue 25 migrants trapped in forest as massive wildfire approached

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek firefighters rescued a group of 25 migrants trapped in a forest in northeastern Greece Friday as flames from a massive wildfire burning for two weeks approached, authorities said. A multinational force of more than 580 firefighters backed by six planes and two helicopters is battling the wildfire that began on Aug. 19 and within days had …

Greece wildfire largest ever recorded in the EU and showing no sign of slowing down
1 year, 4 months ago

Greece wildfire largest ever recorded in the EU and showing no sign of slowing down

The Independent  

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Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze
1 year, 4 months ago

Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country’s northeast that officials say is the largest recorded in the European Union. With more than 730 square kilometers burned, the Alexandroupolis blaze was the EU’s largest on record, European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic said …

Greece finds 18 bodies as wildfires spread in new Europe heatwave
1 year, 4 months ago

Greece finds 18 bodies as wildfires spread in new Europe heatwave

The Independent  

The bodies of 18 people have been found in an area of Greece hit by wildfires, as firefighters tackle blazes across southern Europe in the grip of another heatwave. open image in gallery Frantic efforts to fight a wildfire in Chasia near Athens on Tuesday Another major blaze has been burning across Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands for a week, …

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's popular tourist island of Tenerife suffers worst wildfire in decades
1 year, 4 months ago

Spain's popular tourist island of Tenerife suffers worst wildfire in decades

Hindustan Times  

Firefighters battled overnight to try to bring under control the worst wildfire in decades on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, a major tourist destination, officials said Friday. Residents of the town of Aguamansa clean the surroundings of their houses due to the proximity of the fire, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, …

Firefighters battle smoke and heat to control a major wildfire in Spain’s tourist island of Tenerife
1 year, 4 months ago

Firefighters battle smoke and heat to control a major wildfire in Spain’s tourist island of Tenerife

Associated Press  

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands — Firefighters in Spain’s Canary Islands are battling dense smoke and high temperatures to try to control the worst wildfire in decades on the main tourist island of Tenerife, officials said Friday. Candelaria mayor María Concepción Brito Núñez told Spanish National Television that firefighters complained that the water being dumped on the flames was …

France: 11 killed after massive fire breaks out in vacation home for people with disabilities
1 year, 5 months ago

France: 11 killed after massive fire breaks out in vacation home for people with disabilities

India TV News  

At least eleven people were killed after a fire broke out on Wednesday morning at a vacation home for disabled people in France, according to authorities. Nathalie Kielwasser, deputy prosecutor for Colmar city, said 11 people who were sleeping on the upper floor and in a mezzanine area of the private accommodation in the town of Wintzenheim were trapped by …

Dozens evacuated as wildfire spreads on Spain-France border
1 year, 5 months ago

Dozens evacuated as wildfire spreads on Spain-France border

The Hindu  

Firefighters said they evacuated more than 130 people as they fought Saturday to control a wildfire at Portbou on the Spanish border with France on the Mediterranean coast. Local people were evacuated overnight from several villages as a precaution hours after the fire was declared to the south of Portbou, whose railway station connects Spain with France. The Catalan fire …

Heat and wildfires put southern Europe’s vital tourism earnings at risk
1 year, 5 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, 5 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 …

Deadly wildfires in Greece, Italy, Algeria and elsewhere destroy homes, threaten nature reserves
1 year, 5 months ago

Deadly wildfires in Greece, Italy, Algeria and elsewhere destroy homes, threaten nature reserves

LA Times  

A firefighting airplane flies above clouds of smoke from a wildfire near houses outside Lisbon, Portugal. Deadly fires raging in Greece and other European countries advanced on Wednesday, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures. Summer wildfires have struck countries across the region, prompting the European Union to expand its support, including sending …

Wildfires in Algeria leave at least 34 people dead and hundreds injured
1 year, 5 months ago

Wildfires in Algeria leave at least 34 people dead and hundreds injured

The Independent  

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Photos: Wildfires ravage Greece, Italy as Mediterranean swelters
1 year, 5 months ago

Photos: Wildfires ravage Greece, Italy as Mediterranean swelters

Al Jazeera  

A plane fighting wildfires in Greece crashed, killing two pilots on Tuesday, as large areas of the Mediterranean sweltered under an intense summer heatwave and Algeria battled to control an inferno in which at least 34 people died. Extreme weather throughout July has caused havoc across the planet, with record temperatures in China, the United States and southern Europe sparking …

25 killed in wildfires sweeping across Algeria, including soldiers fighting flames
1 year, 5 months ago

25 killed in wildfires sweeping across Algeria, including soldiers fighting flames

The Hindu  

Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, government ministries said Monday. In addition, the Defense Ministry later announced 10 soldiers were killed and 25 injured as they fought fires in the resort area of Beni Ksila east of the …

15 Killed and 26 Injured in Wildfires Sweeping Across Algeria, State Media Say
1 year, 5 months ago

15 Killed and 26 Injured in Wildfires Sweeping Across Algeria, State Media Say

News 18  

Wildfires raged across Algeria killing 15 people and injuring 26 others, state media reported Monday. The largest and deadliest fires ravaged parts of Bejaia and Jijel — in the Kabyle region east of the capital, Algiers — and Bouira, about 100 kilometres southeast of Algiers. At least 37 people were killed in August after wildfires blazed near Algeria’s northern border …

Greece battles wildfires amid hottest July in 50 years, heatwave sweeps Europe
1 year, 5 months ago

Greece battles wildfires amid hottest July in 50 years, heatwave sweeps Europe

Live Mint  

Greece on Saturday faced its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius, while a record-breaking heat wave stretching across the southern United States was expected to expand in the coming days. Over the past 24 hours, 162 fires have been reported across Greece amid high winds and extreme heat. The Greek Coast Guard, …

Wildfires in Algeria kill dozens, force hundreds to flee homes
1 year, 5 months ago

Wildfires in Algeria kill dozens, force hundreds to flee homes

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of firefighters are deployed as deadly wildfires ravage provinces along Algeria’s Mediterranean coast. Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed more than 30 people, including 10 soldiers battling the flames, and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes along the country’s Mediterranean coastal region. The fires killed at least 34 people, including 10 soldiers, as they raged …

Thousands more evacuated as Greece battles wildfires
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands more evacuated as Greece battles wildfires

Al Jazeera  

Greek authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 more people from the island of Corfu on Monday as crews fought several wildfires in the heat-battered country. Tens of thousands of people have already fled blazes on the island of Rhodes, with many frightened tourists scrambling to get home. Greece has been sweltering under a lengthy spell of extreme heat that has exacerbated wildfire …

A wildfire is raging out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, forcing tourist evacuations
1 year, 5 months ago

A wildfire is raging out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, forcing tourist evacuations

The Independent  

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France and Italy send firefighting planes to Greece as several wildfires burn around the capital
1 year, 5 months ago

France and Italy send firefighting planes to Greece as several wildfires burn around the capital

The Independent  

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Photos: Greece wildfires force thousands to flee seaside resorts
1 year, 5 months ago

Photos: Greece wildfires force thousands to flee seaside resorts

Al Jazeera  

Wildfires outside Athens have forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes, as high winds pushed flames through hillside scrub and pine forests parched by days of extreme heat. Authorities issued evacuation orders for at least six seaside communities as two major wildfires edged closer to summer resort towns and gusts of wind hit 70km/h. The …

Greek holiday villages evacuated as wildfires rage during scorching Europe heatwave
1 year, 5 months ago

Greek holiday villages evacuated as wildfires rage during scorching Europe heatwave

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. The World Meteorological Organisation warned the heat would only …

Wind-fanned wildfires force thousands to flee seaside resorts outside Greek capital
1 year, 5 months ago

Wind-fanned wildfires force thousands to flee seaside resorts outside Greek capital

Associated Press  

LOUTRAKI, Greece — Wildfires outside Athens forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes Monday, as high winds pushed flames through hillside scrub and pine forests parched by days of extreme heat. Authorities issued evacuation orders for at least six seaside communities as two major wildfires edged closer to summer resort towns and gusts of wind …

Blaze ‘out of control’ as more people flee Spain’s La Palma
1 year, 5 months ago

Blaze ‘out of control’ as more people flee Spain’s La Palma

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of firefighters struggle to keep raging wildfire under control as Canary Islands president pleads with residents to leave their homes. At least 4,000 people have been evacuated as a wildfire rages “out of control” on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma while Europe struggles to cope with a heatwave, according to authorities. In Tenerife, another of the eight …

Firefighters battle France’s 1st major forest blaze of 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

Firefighters battle France’s 1st major forest blaze of 2023

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s government sounded the alarm Monday about the growing risk of forest fires because of climate change, as hundreds of firefighters in the country’s parched south wrestled with their biggest woodland-destroying blaze so far this year. On a visit Monday to the zone, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said: “The fire season is starting early because of climate …

1500 evacuated as Spain’s fire season starts early
1 year, 9 months ago

1500 evacuated as Spain’s fire season starts early

Associated Press  

MADRID — More than 1,500 people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain’s eastern Castellon province on Friday, marking an early start to the nation’s fire season amid bone dry conditions. Ximo Puig, the president of the Valencia region that incorporates Castellon, told reporters the fire was “very early in the spring, very voracious from the beginning.” …

New wildfires hit southwestern France amid record heat
2 years, 3 months ago

New wildfires hit southwestern France amid record heat

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. Read our privacy policy New wildfires raging in southwestern …

Wildfires across Algeria kill at least 37 people
2 years, 4 months ago

Wildfires across Algeria kill at least 37 people

Al Jazeera  

The North African country has repeatedly been accused of failing to invest in much-needed firefighting technology. Wildfires have killed at least 37 people and injured dozens more across northern Algeria, with the fires continuing to rage in several areas of the North African country. Earlier, Algerian Interior Minister Kamel Beldjoud said 39 fires broke out in 14 regions on Wednesday …

French wildfire stops expanding; workers seek to tame it
2 years, 4 months ago

French wildfire stops expanding; workers seek to tame it

Associated Press  

PARIS — A major wildfire that ravaged pine forests in a tourist-beloved area of southwestern France has stopped expanding after rain fell and firefighters worked Sunday to tame it. More than 360 firefighters arrived in France on Friday from Germany, Romania, Poland and Austria to help battle the fire, joining over 1,000 French firefighters already at the site. More than …

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 …

Europe: Wildfires spread, fish die off amid severe drought
2 years, 4 months ago

Europe: Wildfires spread, fish die off amid severe drought

Firstpost  

Europe is suffering under a severe heatwave and drought that has produced tragic consequences for farmers and ecosystems already under threat from climate change and pollution Paris: Firefighters from across Europe struggled Thursday to contain a huge wildfire in France that has swept through a large swath of pine forest, while Germans and Poles faced a mass fish die-off in …

Wildfires spread, fish die off amid severe drought in Europe
2 years, 4 months ago

Wildfires spread, fish die off amid severe drought in Europe

Associated Press  

PARIS — Firefighters from across Europe struggled Thursday to contain a huge wildfire in France that has swept through a large swath of pine forest, while Germans and Poles faced a mass fish die-off in a river flowing between their countries. Poland’s state water management body said the drought and high temperatures can cause even small amounts of pollution to …

Thousands evacuated from France’s Gironde as forest fires rage
2 years, 4 months ago

Thousands evacuated from France’s Gironde as forest fires rage

Al Jazeera  

More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a huge wildfire sweeping through the Gironde region of southwestern France. A huge wildfire that has destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents was sweeping through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday. “Everyone in the village climbed onto their rooftops to see what was happening …

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 …

Europe is burning as heat moves east while US and China temperatures soar
2 years, 5 months ago

Europe is burning as heat moves east while US and China temperatures soar

CNN  

London CNN — Hundreds of millions of people around the world were sweltering in extreme heat on Wednesday, as record-breaking heat waves set swathes of Europe’s countryside on fire, scorched the US and put dozens of Chinese cities under alert. Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty Images Firefighters work in Rebolo, Portugal, on July 14. Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty Images People look at plumes of smoke …

With fires raging in Europe, France detains man over blaze
2 years, 5 months ago

With fires raging in Europe, France detains man over blaze

Associated Press  

LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France — Investigators probing the suspected deliberate lighting of what has become a raging wildfire in southwest France detained a man for questioning, as firefighters and water-bombing planes on Tuesday fought ferocious flames there and in other parts of Europe that have baked in extreme heat. A motorist told investigators that before pulling over and trying unsuccessfully to …

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, …

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