forest fires
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More than 40 Killed in Algeria Forest Fires
Over 40 people have been killed and dozens more injured in forest fires that have devastated northern Algeria. Kamel Beldjoud, the country's interior minister, said 24 people died in El Tarf, near the border with Tunisia, as well as a mother and daughter in Setif. Local media said at least... -
Russia forest fire damage in 2021 worst since records began
Russia has endured its worst forest fire season in the country’s modern history, according to recent data from the Russian Forestry Agency analysed by Greenpeace. Fires have destroyed more than 18.16m hectares of Russian forest in 2021, setting an absolute record since the country began... -
At Least 65 People Killed as Forest Fires Spread in Algeria
Wildfires tearing through northern Algeria have now killed at least 65 people, including 28 soldiers deployed to help the firefighters. The blazes in the mountainous Kabylie region are some of the worst in the country's history. Officials have blamed arson for many of them. President... -
New York City Covered in Thick Smoke from Western USA and Canada Wildfires
New York officials have told vulnerable people to stay indoors because of sooty air pollution from wildfires in western US states that have drifted across the country. Residents of New York City, 2,000 miles away from the blazes, witnessed a fiery sunrise on Tuesday. The Bootleg fire in Oregon... -
Kiev Residents Told to Stay Indoors as Smoke from Chernobyl Fires Blankets the City
Kiev residents were told to shut their windows and stay indoors yesterday after thick smoke from wildfires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone blanketed the Ukrainian capital. The authorities insisted, however, that the blanket of thick yellowish smoke, which came in from forest fires smouldering... -
31 People Killed as Wildfires Spread in Portugal and Spain
A firefighter tries to extinguish a forest fire in the Serra de Bouro district of Leiria, north of Lisbon, Portugal. At least 31 people have been killed in northern Portugal and Spain, where hundreds of wildfires have forced residents to flee from towns and villages. Portugal’s national civil... -
Ten people injured in Portugal forest fires
Portugal fires in June 2017. Ten people, including nine firefighters, were injured on Monday (July 3) as two forest fires raged in central Portugal, emergency services said. One fire, near the town of Tramagal, was largely under control by afternoon and “no longer presents a risk for the...