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The forest fires caused by the severe drought and heat wave that affected Europe continue. About 600 firefighters and helicopters have been battling the flames since Sunday in the western central European country of Slovenia. The villages…

A fire broke out in the forest near Koop Mahallesi in Izmir's Buca district in Türkiye. Izmir Regional Directorate of Forestry teams dispatched to the fire area responded to the flames from the air with two planes and two helicopters. The…

The forest fires that broke out on Monday in the Massarosa hills of Lucca in the Tuscany region of Italy still could not be brought under control. More than 100 people were evacuated from their homes in Massarosa. Approximately 400 hectares…

A huge forest fire broke out on Penteli Mountain, where suburbs are located north of Athens, Greece. The flames spread over a wide area despite all the intervention of the fire brigade. Many houses and a power plant were affected by the…

In the forest fires that have been going on for 6 days in the Gironde region in southwest France, 14,000 hectares of land have been destroyed, officials said. At least 4,100 people have been evacuated since the fires started in the town of…

Spain continues to fight the forest fire that started on July 15 near the city of Mijas in the Andalusia region. Around 2,000 hectares of land have been turned into ashes so far in the fire, which caused the evacuation of thousands of…

The North African country of Morocco is undergoing a heat wave, which resulted in forest fires. The forest fires that erupted two days ago in the northern provinces of Larache, Ouezzane, Tetouan, and Taza are still out of control. While 500…

France is battling flames at two different points in the Gironde region in southwest of the country. 500 people were evacuated from their homes due to the fire around the town of Landiras, where the most severe fire in the region was…

The ongoing forest fires burned more than 3,000 hectares of area in Leiria amid extreme heat wave in Portugal. The fire in Almancil, located in the Algarve region, spread to the famous Quinta do Lago resort. Approaching the villas, the fire…

After the air temperature exceeded 40 degrees in many parts of Portugal, forest fires broke out at 14 different points. Across the country, 501 vehicles and approximately 1,700 firefighters participated in the firefighting efforts. A…