Western Europe ravaged by wildfires as hundreds reported dead from heat wave
brand newNow you can listen to Fox News articles! Wildfires in southwestern France, Spain and Portugal forced thousands to evacuate their homes on Saturday, as a persistent heat wave swept across western Europe. 14,000 people have been evacuated from France’s Gironde region as more than 1,200 firefighters battled the blaze Saturday afternoon, regional officials said […]
Two People Dead After Flash Flooding In Wildfire-Scarred Forest
One adult, one child died in the flood. Both were in a camper trailer that had washed away. The area was engulfed in wildfire. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office says two people have died in the flooding of the Cameron Peak Fire in Larimer County, Colorado. The two, an adult and a child, were in […]
Smoke Billows as Wildfire Burns in Southern Spain
More than 3,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Malaga, Spain on July 15 after wildfires broke out in the Sierra de Mijas mountains. . “It’s worse than hell,” Garcia wrote in a caption accompanying the post. Spanish news outlet El Pace reported that the fire broke out on Friday and forced thousands of […]
European Heatwave Kills Hundreds, Electric Vehicle Reportedly Sparks Wildfire That Has Displaced Thousands In France
A heat wave has killed at least 360 people in Spain since July 10, and thousands have been forced to flee southern France after wildfires allegedly started by mechanical problems. In Spain, hundreds of people have died as temperatures soared to 45 degrees Celsius – or 114 degrees Fahrenheit – across the region, the Carlos […]
Wildfires rage in France, Spain as Europe faces extreme heat
Wildfires forced thousands to evacuate their homes in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, as extreme temperatures lashed parts of Europe. About 14,000 people were evacuated from France’s Gironde region Saturday afternoon as more than 1,200 firefighters battled the blaze, regional officials said in a statement. “We have a fire that will continue to spread […]
Fierce wildfires force thousands in southwestern France to flee homes
Wildfires raged across southwest France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as the scorching summer heat sent authorities on alert in some parts of Europe. More than 12,200 people were evacuated from France’s Gironde region as more than 1,000 firefighters battled the blaze, regional authorities said in a statement. […]
Lytton wildfire remains out of control, service says
Lytton, B.C. British Columbia’s wildfire service said Thursday it was bringing 21 more crews to fight a wildfire that broke out two kilometers northwest of Lytton across the Fraser River. This brought a total of 4 units of personnel to the site, he said, adding that 15 structural protection specialists and several helicopters were being […]
Wildfires continue to rage in France and Spain | News | DW
Wildfires continued to rage in France and Spain on Saturday as more than 10,000 people were evacuated from the Gironde region in southwest Bordeaux. In Gironde, 1,200 firefighters worked to contain the blaze for a fifth day, regional officials said. Vincent Ferrier, deputy governor of Langone in the Gironde, told reporters that the fire will […]
Wildfire near Lytton, B.C. still estimated at 1,500 hectares
Updates on wildfires burning in BC’s interior will be available Saturday afternoon. On Friday, the Nohomin Creek Fire near Lytton was estimated at approximately 1,500 acres, or 15 square kilometers, the same assessment as Saturday morning. The out-of-control blaze, located 1.7km northwest of Lytton, broke out on Thursday and grew rapidly as winds pushed its […]
Soaring temperatures sees wildfires putting homes at risk in parts of Europe
Strong winds and hot, dry weather frustrated the efforts of French firefighters to contain a large wildfire burning through pine forests in the Bordeaux region for a fifth day on Saturday, one of several across Europe in recent days. The pilot of the firefighting plane died in Portugal after it crashed during an operation in […]