Tag: wildfire
Wildfire Burns Over 1.9 Million Acres in Etosha National Park
new video loaded: Wildfire Burns Over 1.9 Million Acres in Etosha National ParkHundreds of Namibian soldiers have been deployed to one of Africa’s...
Spain counts the cost of “nightmare” wildfire summer
Guy HedgecoeBusiness reporter, Porto de Sanabria, north-western SpainGuy HedgecoeThis summer has underlined the now-infamous schism between urban and rural Spain. Decades of migration...
How an orchard in Turkey survived a wildfire
This summer, hundreds of wildfires broke out across Turkey, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.But one orchard - in...
EU sending wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises
EU data shows that roughly 439,000 hectares of land have burnt since the beginning of the year due to wildfires, compared to 187,643...
Wildfire approaches horse enclosure on Chios Island
Locals tried to put out a wildfire threatening a yard of horses on Chios in Greece.The blaze started earlier this week and quickly...
Wildfire threatens major Greek city as heatwave grips Europe
Nikos Papanikolaou & Rachel HaganPatras & LondonThe fires have triggered a political row after transport minister Oscar Puente said that "things are getting...
Deadly wildfire spreads in southern France
One person has died and another is missing after a massive wildfire swept through parts of southern France, destroying homes and forcing thousands...
One dead and thousands evacuated as wildfire spreads in France
Préfet de l'AudeAn elderly woman has died and another person is missing after a massive wildfire swept through parts of southern France, destroying...
Wildfire Smoke from Canada Reduces Air Quality in U.S. Midwest
Wildfire Smoke from Canada Blankets the U.S. Midwest in Haze of Bad Air QualityWinds from the northwest are blowing cool, dry air—but also...
Wildfire threatens Marseille as a thousand firefighters defend city
Elsewhere in France, another wildfire that started near Narbonne on Monday remains active, fanned by winds of 60km/h (40mph). Some 2,000 hectares have...
