Wildfires

Greece battles wildfires for third day, site of ancient Olympics saved

Greek authorities ordered more evacuations on an island near Athens on Thursday and battled a blaze near the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the western Peloponnese as wildfires…

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Turkish fires sweeping through tourist areas are the hottest on record

The heat intensity of wildfires in Turkey on Thursday was four times higher than anything on record for the nation, according to satellite data passed on to the Guardian. At…

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UPDATED: Firemen fight wildfires in Sicilian town of Catania

Firemen in Italy said on Saturday they were battling for a second straight day wildfires in Sicily that reached the town of Catania, forcing people to leave their homes and…

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Greece issues wildfires warning over ‘dangerous’ heatwave

Greek authorities warned the public against unnecessary work and travel on Friday as temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 °F) in Athens and the ancient Acropolis, its most visited monument,…

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Evacuations ordered after two California wildfires converge into one

Crews and officials battling a large fire that has incinerated more than 190,000 acres (77,000 hectares) in northern California braced for the possibility on Sunday that smoke columns could spawn…

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Australia forecasts prolonged wildfire seasons, more droughts from climate change

Australia’s climate will continue to warm, resulting in prolonged wildfire seasons and less rain in the southeast and southwest that will lead to more frequent droughts, the country’s weather bureau…

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Record California wildfires burn over 4 million acres

Wildfires in California have burned more than 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) in 2020, over twice the previous record for any year and an area larger than Connecticut, the…

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California wine country wildfire forces evacuation of hospital, hundreds of homes

A wind-driven wildfire erupted on Sunday in the heart of northern California's Napa Valley wine country to spread across nearly 2,000 acres (809 hectares), forcing the evacuation of a hospital…

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Photo Story: Northern California under extreme fire alert

Trees on fire as the Glass Fire rages along the famous Silverado Trail road in the town of Deer Park in Napa County, California, USA, 27 September 2020. Northern California…

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Smoke from US wildfires reaches Europe

Smoke from the fires devastating swathes of the U.S. West Coast has reached as far as Europe, the European Union's climate monitoring service revealed in its assessment of the "unprecedented"…

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Photo Story: Forest fires in Galicia, Spain

Firefighters try to extinguish one of the forest fires that originated in Cualedro, Ourense, northern Spain. Over 2,250 hectares have been burnt with more than eleven forest fires in three…

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Search for the dead and survivors continue as wildfires rage on in U.S.

Crews were to resume searching for the dead on Sunday among blackened ruins left by massive wildfires raging in three western U.S. states, where millions of acres have burned in…

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Oregon’s wildfires force mass evacuations, but shifting weather offers some hope

Deadly wildfires raging across Oregon kept half a million people under evacuation alert on Friday even as weary firefighters took advantage of improved weather to go on the offensive against…

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Half a million people flee dozens of wildfires in the U.S.

Dozens of extreme, wind-driven wildfires burned through forests and towns in U.S. West Coast states on Thursday, destroying hundreds of homes, killing at least nine people and forcing hundreds of…

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Wildfires destroy five towns in the U.S

An unprecedented spate of fierce, wind-driven wildfires in Oregon have all but destroyed five small towns, leaving a potentially high death toll in their wake, the governor said on Wednesday,…

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Residential areas evacuated as Greek wildfire rages near Athens

A wildfire fanned by strong winds forced the evacuation of a boarding school and six residential areas southeast of Athens, Greece’s fire brigade said. The settlement of Feriza and five…

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Photo Story: Forest fire in Oliveira de Frades, Portugal

A child inside a car near a forest fire in Oliveira de Frades, northern Portugal. This forest fire mobilized 327 firemen, 103 land vehicles and 8 airplanes. People watch a…

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State of emergency declared in California due to fires

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in five counties on Sunday due to wildfires. The counties included Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Bernardino and San Diego, the governor's…

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Brazil fires threaten world’s largest wetland

Flames are ravaging Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, approaching the region’s main highway and threatening endangered species amid a near-record number of fires. Brazil’s national space research agency Inpe…

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Photo Story: Wildfires north of Los Angeles

The Lake Fire burns a hillside as a helicopter drops water in Lake Hughes, California, USA, 12 August 2020. According to the latest media report the fire burnt 10,000 acres.…

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Photo Story: Fatal airplane crash during firefighting operations in Portugal

A Spanish fireman near the plane's wreckage of Canadair CL215 that was participating in the firefighting operations on Saturday at Peneda Geres National Park, Lindoso, Viana do Castelo, Portugal. The…

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Photo Story: Wildfires in California

A firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant on the Apple Fire in Banning, California USA. The fire has burned more than 20,000 acres since it started on Friday in Riverside…

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Photo Story: Forest fire near Zaragoza

Scenes from the forest fire in Fuendetodos, near Zaragoza, Spain. Hydroplanes, helicopters, and firefighter Brigades are still working on the area, as the fire extended because of the extreme hot…

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Photo Story: Spain combats forest fires in Ourense

A firefighter works in the forest fire originated in Cualedro, Ourense, northern Spain. Emergency services are still working on the fire, which has already burned around 300 hectares and remains…

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Photo Story: Wildfire burns in Southern California

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop on a wildfire at the Bolsa Chica wetlands area of Huntington Beach, California USA. The fire at the ecological reserve caused the evacuation…

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Portugal blaze under control, but firefighters on alert

More than 850 firefighters brought a huge wildfire sweeping across part of central Portugal under control on Monday as the country entered a state of alert due to the high…

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Portugal on high alert as firefighters battle blaze

Portugal will go on high alert as more than 850 firefighters struggle to put out a fire sweeping across part of the country’s central region on Sunday, with strong winds…

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‘Mega blaze’ warning near Sydney

About 100 bushfires are raging in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), with the most severe forming into a "mega blaze" north of Sydney. More than 2,000 firefighters…

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Bushfires continue to burn in New South Wales

A New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service officer along properties on Waratah Road and Kelynack Road as the Three Mile fire approaches Mangrove Mountain, north of Sydney, New South…

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Authorities issue extreme red flag warning as California fires continue to spread

An "extreme red flag warning" has been issued in southern California, marking the first such alert of its kind. The warning, issued by the Los Angeles weather service, covers Los…

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Photo Story: Satellite image of wildfires around the world

A handout released via the NASA Worldview application on 28 August 2018 shows a satellite image with the red dots indicating fires around the globe on 27 August 2019. The…

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Greece: Tourists evacuated from hotels and beaches in zones stricken by wildfires

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from hotels and beaches in Greece as firefighters tackle dozens of wildfires across the country. BBC reports that about 700 firefighters were deployed over the…

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Photo Story: The Wildfires in Siberia

A handout picture made available by the press service of the Federation Service Aviation Forest Protection shows servicemen fighting wildfires in the taiga, or boreal forest, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia In…

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Photo Story: Arctic Wildfires spreading across Alaska and Canada

A handout photo made available by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows a true-color composite image of smoke from Arctic wildfires spreading across Alaska and Canada, captured by…

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Photo Story: Wildfires in Greece

Vehicles drive near wildfire raging at Koutsouria area, near Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece. Reports state 26 firefighters, 12 land vehicles, two aircrafts, and 2 water wagons battled the fire. Photo:…

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Wildfires cause evacuation of villages on Greek island

Four villages were evacuated on the Greek island of Evia after two new brush fires have broken out. The new wildfires came several hours after a major blaze led…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing for today. We wish you a good day. The Police issued a statement stating that former Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit and Economic Crimes Unit…

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After wildfires in Greece, relatives demand answers as fingers point towards lack of communications between fire fighters and police

Euronews reports that two weeks after a deadly wildfire in Greece claimed at least 90 lives, relatives of the victims are demanding answers from the authorities about why a new evacuation plan…

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Egyptian fisherman says how he saved 23 Greeks and 4 dogs from fires in Mati

Al Jazeera reports about the way an Egyptian fisherman who lived in Mati saved 23 persons and four dogs from the Wildfire which hit Greece. "Mahmoud al-Sayed Mousa was relaxing…

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First lawsuit against authorities as political gloves come off in Greece after deadly wildfires

The first lawsuit by the family of two victims of the East Attica fires was filed against the Greek State on Wednesday. The lawsuit is directed against Secretary General of Civil Protection…

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80 people dead, 200 houses destroyed, 234 more badly damaged, 125 cars burnt out – The numbers of apocalyptic fires in Greece

More than 200 houses have been completely destroyed by the devastating wildfires that ripped through a coastal town east of Athens this week killing at least 80 people, according to…

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