Tag: "wildfire"
Australia activates disaster relief for wildfire-hit New South Wales state

Australia activates disaster relief for wildfire-hit New South Wales state

World 11:36 07/12/2025

SYDNEY - Australia on Sunday activated disaster relief for residents impacted by wildfires that have burnt properties, infrastructure and thousands of hectares of bushland in the country's most populous state.

Rain helps stall wildfire in New Zealand's oldest national park

Rain helps stall wildfire in New Zealand's oldest national park

World 14:03 10/11/2025

SYDNEY - Rain has helped curb the spread of a wildfire in New Zealand's oldest national park, though mist and foggy weather conditions forced the grounding of all rescue aircraft and delayed some firefighting efforts, authorities said on Monday.

Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat, deploys more troops

Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat, deploys more troops

World 11:49 18/08/2025

VILLARDEVÓS -- Scorching heat hampered efforts to contain 20 major wildfires across Spain on Sunday, prompting the government to deploy an additional 500 troops from the military emergency unit to support firefighting operations.

Wildfires fanned by heatwave and strong winds rage across Europe

Wildfires fanned by heatwave and strong winds rage across Europe

World 16:02 14/08/2025

PATRAS, Greece/MADRID -- Wildfires caused by arsonists or thunderstorms and fanned by a heatwave and strong winds wreaked destruction across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning homes and forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee.

Massive French wildfire now contained, 16,000 hectares affected, local authorities say

Massive French wildfire now contained, 16,000 hectares affected, local authorities say

World 10:49 08/08/2025

A massive wildfire that has scorched through 16,000 hectares (39,537 acres) of forest and villages in southern France since Tuesday has now been contained, local authorities said on Thursday.

Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage grows

Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage grows

World 09:51 08/08/2025

Canada is sending troops and coast guard personnel to its easternmost province on Thursday to confront wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as the country endures one of its worst fire seasons on record.

Greece declares emergency on Chios over wildfires

Greece declares emergency on Chios over wildfires

World 14:13 24/06/2025

ATHENS – Greece put the Mediterranean island of Chios under a state of emergency on Monday because of major fires that have raged since the weekend.

Firefighters battle wildfires on Greece's Chios island for second day

Firefighters battle wildfires on Greece's Chios island for second day

World 17:09 23/06/2025

ATHENS -- Dozens of firefighters battled to tame wildfires fanned by strong winds on the Greek island of Chios in the northeastern Aegean Sea for a second day on Monday as authorities evacuated more villages.

South Korean city orders more than 1,200 residents to evacuate due to wildfire

South Korean city orders more than 1,200 residents to evacuate due to wildfire

World 19:11 28/04/2025

The South Korean city of Daegu ordered on Monday more than 1,200 residents to evacuate after strong winds whipped up a wildfire and prompted the closure of a highway in the area due to concerns about the blaze.

Vietnam’s Kien Giang faces extreme wildfire risk as dry heat persists despite early rains

Vietnam’s Kien Giang faces extreme wildfire risk as dry heat persists despite early rains

Vietnam News 16:44 26/04/2025

The Forest Protection Department in Kien Giang Province, southern Vietnam warned on Friday that despite early seasonal rains, intense heat continues to pose an extreme wildfire threat across approximately 18,750 hectares of forest, with an estimated 20,000 hectares at risk in the coming weeks.

'It's gone': conservation science in Thailand's burning forest

'It's gone': conservation science in Thailand's burning forest

World 14:45 04/04/2025

Wildfires are common in Thailand during the country's spring burning season

Fire ravages forest at entrance to Vietnam’s Da Lat

Fire ravages forest at entrance to Vietnam’s Da Lat

Vietnam News 14:42 08/04/2023

The blaze was largely contained after about nine hours