Tag: wildfires
At least seven dead in wildfires in Portugal | News in brief
On Tuesday, a total of three rescuers died while fighting wildfires in the Coimbra area in the central parts of the country. Seven people have already died in the wildfires…
Wildfires haunt Brazil, the president called the government to an emergency meeting | News in brief
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva local time on Monday, called an emergency meeting of his government due to the drought ravaging Brazil and the resulting wildfires. On Monday, fire…
Hundreds of Nordic tourists evacuated from wildfires in Crete – Finnish tourist: Ash rained on the beach | Foreign countries
Finnish tourists have been advised to leave hotel buildings as a precaution. According to the authorities, the fire is already under control. Leonard Wilhelmus, Linda Tammela 11.9. 20:28•Updated 11.9. 22:18…
Thousands are being evacuated from the wildfires near Athens | News in brief
According to the authorities, the increased risk of wildfires will last until Thursday due to the weather conditions, which is why the country has been given a widespread red warning.…
At least one dead in North Macedonia wildfires | News in brief
The extensive wildfires that started in early July have created pressure on the country’s government to declare a state of emergency in the region. At least one person has died…
Wildfires in California spread explosively: May last for months
Now the residents of four counties in California are fleeing the fire Updated 15.12 | Published 14.53 share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen The large wildfire is raging on both sides…
Thousands are urged to flee wildfires in the United States
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A building and a car burn in the great forest fire in Oroville. Picture taken on Tuesday. Photo: Noah Berger/AP/TT More than 25,000 people have…
Two Finns evacuated from wildfires have not been found on the island of Kos in Greece | News in brief
On the island of Kos in Greece, more than 70 Finnish tourists were evacuated due to wildfires. They were taken in the evening and at night from the hotels to…
More wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon at the beginning of the year than in 20 years | News in brief
According to experts, the reason behind the increase in the number of fires is last year’s historic drought in the Amazon. In Brazil, a total of almost 13,500 wildfires have…
The situation in the Greek wildfires has eased | News in brief
In the hot and windy weather of Greece, several wildfires have started over the weekend. The wildfire situation north of Athens has eased somewhat today compared to yesterday. The fire…