Los Angeles declares a state of emergency as a wildfire explodes from 10 acres to more than 2,900 acres in mere hours Fire chief Kristin Crowley says more than 30,000 people are under evacuation orders, and 13,000 buildings under threat Footage
Lisbon (AFP) – Portugal on Wednesday appealed to EU partners for assistance in fighting a wildfire on the Atlantic island of Madeira that has raged for a week and threatened a UNESCO-listed forest. More than 100 firefighters are battling the blaze
Greece was battling a wildfire northeast of Athens on Sunday, with smoke covering parts of the capital in a haze, amid warnings for extreme weather conditions for the rest of the week. A wildfire burns vegetation along a road during
An enormous wildfire has grown by 8 sq miles an hour (20 sq km) as it spreads across parts of northern California. The Park fire, which started on Wednesday in a suspected arson attack, has burned more than 350,000 acres
Mount Parnitha, near Athens, Greece, June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Elias Marcou Purchase Licensing Rights ATHENS, June 29 (Reuters) – A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds raged uncontrolled on the Greek island of Serifos on Sunday, prompting authorities to order several hamlets to evacuate.
May 10, 2024. Alberta Wildfire/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights TORONTO, May 11 (Reuters) – An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as an out-of-control fire rages southwest of the major Canadian oil town, making it among the first
Smoke rises above the southeast perimeter of the Paskwa fire (HWF030) as it burns near Fox Lake, Alberta, Canada May 16, 2023. Alberta Wildfire/Handout via REUTERS May 17 (Reuters) – Smoke blanketed the skies over much of Alberta on Wednesday
Hervé Trentin, right, and Christophe Dubois. “This fire is engraved in my mind forever,” Trentin said Hervé Trentin, a 34-year veteran of the Gironde fire department, stood on the edge of a charred section of forest wiping tears from his
Firefighters from across Europe help France with monster fire Drought officially declared in parts of England Europe hit by successive heatwaves SAINT-MAGNE, France, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Firefighters from across Europe came to France’s rescue on Friday to battle a
ATHENS, July 23 (Reuters) – A wildfire that started in mountainous forests on the Greek island of Lesbos near Turkey on Saturday burned properties at the beach resort of Vatera as more aircraft joined firefighting efforts. Authorities earlier ordered the