forest fire

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…

A forest fire in the Gironde region in southwest France has destroyed 1,500 hectares of land. Thousands of tourists were evacuated to safe areas. Gironde region administration stated that 4 aircraft and many firefighters from different…

A forest fire has erupted in Azerbaijan. According to a statement issued by Azerbaijan's Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire that broke out in the forest area near Muzefferoba village in Azerbaijan's Khachmaz province spread due to…

The USA is battling wildfires. The Washburn fire in the state of California threatened the Mariposa Grove, which is home to giant sequoia trees, in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. Park officials stated that the fire…