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Last year, more than half a million (504,002) hectares, an area twice the size of Luxembourg, was scorched by wildfires, according to a report on Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North ...
ATHENS/ASAGIOKCULAR (Reuters) -Searing temperatures fuelled wildfires and prompted health warnings across Europe on Wednesday, as a blaze in Turkey forced the closure of the Dardanelles shipping ...
Though the Odemira wildfire was tamed on Wednesday morning, 100 municipalities remain at maximum risk Portugal fires - live: Fears of new wildfires as blistering 37C heat sparks warnings over ...
On 15 August 2023, a forest fire broke out on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands of Spain. The fire, driven by the wind, heat, and low humidity levels, caused mass evacuations, widespread damage to the island's flora and fauna, [1] as well as power and water supply cuts in some of the affected municipalities.
The forests of Taza, Tetouan and Larache have been burning. [50] 500 families were evacuated from the provinces of Larache and Taza. [51] 1,331 families were evacuated from 20 villages, and around 170 houses were destroyed south of the port of Tangier. [52] One person was killed during the fires, and 1,500 ha (3,700 acres) of forest have been ...
The fire broke out in the area of Varnavas, northeast of Athens, at 3:02 PM, according to Fire Colonel Vassileios Vathrakogiannis, the Fire Service spokesman and quickly spread due to strong winds. The flames caused the evacuation of many settlements and caused severe damage to homes and forest lands.
An intense heatwave is sweeping Europe, triggering deadly fires, while Madrid, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Stockholm face record temperatures.
3 Europe. 4 North America. Toggle North America subsection. 4.1 Canada. 4.2 United States. ... The 2023 wildfire season involves wildfires on multiple continents.