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Natural disasters, such as floods and forest fires, are increasing in Albania due to climate change, causing significant damage. Albania experiences nearly one natural disaster annually on average, each disaster causing damage equivalent to 1.3% of the country’s GDP and impacting around 5% of the population. [4]
Valbona River in the former Valbona Valley National Park, now the Alps of Albania National Park. There are three national parks in the Accursed Mountains — one each in Montenegro, Kosovo, and Albania. Illegal deforestation is a major problem. To some extent even the national parks are affected. In dry summers forest fires are common.
The largest national park in Albania is the Fir of Hotova National Park, covering a surface area of 34,361 hectares (343.61 km 2) and having the largest area of Bulgarian Fir in the Balkans. Other large national parks includes the Butrint National Park , Karaburun-Sazan National Marine Park , Divjaka-Karavasta National Park , Prespa National ...
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The mayor of La Teste-de-Buch, Patrick Davet, said that the cause of the fire may have been a vehicle that could have had electrical problems and ignited a fire on the side of a road near the Dune of Pilat. [14] In the evening, authorities evacuated five hamlets and the village of Guillos near Landiras as a precautionary measure. Five hundred ...
The president of the Region, Antonino Spirlì spoked of 59 fires still active and 70 rescue teams active in the area. [11] On 13 August, fire extinguishing and containment operations continue in Aspromonte. [12] In total, five people died during the wildfires in Calabria. [3] [13]
Aircraft with water and firefighters controlled the fire. [2] Estimates suggest that 5,000 hectares of forest and bush were affected in the Sierra Cabrera mountain range between Turre and Mojácar in Spain on 14–15 July. 500 people were evacuated, as dozens of firefighters and soldiers controlled the fires, including the use of five ...
Responding to criticism of Italy’s migration policy, the Home Secretary added: “We’ve always had a history of working with governments that have different political parties that are not aligned.