Tag: wildfires
Hawaiian Electric sued by authorities after wildfires. S&P cuts rating
(Finance) – The county of Mauiin Hawaii (USA), has sued Hawaiian Electric accusing the power company of acting negligently by failing to shut down its equipment despite warnings that hurricane…
Scary moments! Fire hose released during wildfires in Canada
Canada is grappling with wildfires. As fires continued in the province of British Columbia, a fire hose formed in Downton Lake. In a statement from the British Columbia Fire Service,…
Hawaii’s wildfires have already claimed 93 lives, and the number is expected to rise further
After the devastating wildfires that started on Tuesday subsided, rescue efforts are currently focused on searching for the missing and victims. The number of people who have died in the…
“The water was on fire” – more than 30 people have died in Hawaii in the wildfires that are wreaking havoc on the island of Maui
In Hawaii, at least 36 people have died in wildfires that have raged in part of the island of Maui, local authorities say. Maui is the second largest island in…
Six dead in wildfires in Hawaii – people fled the fires into the sea
There are currently areas on the island of Maui that cannot be reached by emergency services and where 911 is not connected. Inka Haukka, Hilma Toivonen At least six people…
Greece is reeling under the grip of wildfires – Antti Kurra summarizes the latest information in a video
Journalist Antti Kurra summarizes in a video what is known about wildfires in Greece. Greece is suffering from wildfires for the second week already. The islands of Rhodes and Corfu,…
The lines of flame from the wildfires in Corfu can already be seen in the Finns’ hotel
– Of course I’m worried when I see a bright orange line of flames from this hotel on the horizon. Yes, that looks quite shocking, describes Iida Leino, who is…
50 Finnish tourists are evacuated from the wildfires in Ródos
Even at the moment, it doesn’t look like tourists will be completely evacuated from the island. Veikko Eromäki, Erja Tuomaala Finnish tourists are being evacuated from the wildfires raging on…
Smoke covers the sky in Greece – a heat wave has caused wildfires across Europe
People have been evacuated from the path of wildfires in Europe. The heat wave in southern Europe has raised the temperature in many places above 40 degrees Celsius and broken…
Here are the goats fighting wildfires in California
Several California cities have banded together to buy in a new type of firefighter: goats. The idea is for them to clear the ground of everything that burns. Swede Hanski…