Tag: fires
causes and images of “non-standard” fires in La Teste and Landiras
GIRONDE FIRES. For 13 days, the Gironde was ravaged by two very large fires. The images of La Teste-de-Buch and Landiras show a spectacle of desolation, sadly bringing the month…
One dead in Moroccan forest fires
Published: Less than 20 min ago full screen Firefighters work to extinguish forest fires in Larache in northern Morocco on July 15. Photo: AP/TT A volunteer firefighter was killed and…
One dead in Moroccan forest fires
Firefighters battled the flames through the night, after evacuating villagers. Fires destroyed roughly 10,500 hectares of forest in the area in mid-July. There is a severe drought in the country,…
Country by country: The great fires that shake southern Europe
Spain In Spain, the fight against several major fires that have broken out in recent days continues. One of them is collapsing in the municipality of Losacio, near the Portuguese…
The fires in California are raging out of control
According to the fire authority, the large forest fire in Mariposa in the USA is still completely out of control. It is the beginning of the fire season in California,…
The fires are raging in Greece – hundreds evacuated
Published: Less than 20 min ago Several large forest fires are raging in the over 40-degree heat in Greece. On the tourist island of Lesbos, hundreds of people have been…
In Spain, the fires revive the debate on the lack of resources of firefighters
While this year could already be classified as historic in terms of fires, with tens of thousands of hectares burned across the country, the debate rages on the working conditions…
Fires: what means do European countries have to manage fires?
In the media, the sad spectacle becomes daily in summer: glowing flames devour European forests. Last week, Spain, Portugal and France were on the front line. In turn, Greece and…
Take action to stop landfill fires
Fires at landfills are increasing more and more – last year there were fires at 141 waste facilities in the country. The fires cause damage to both the local environment…
Several fires in Greece – tourists evacuated
Published: Less than 30 min ago full screen A heavy fire broke out in the tourist resort of Vatera on Lesbos at ten o’clock on Saturday morning. Photo: Panagiotis Balaskas/AP/TT…