Page 4 - Forest Fires

Forest fires destroyed 13,000 hectares of land in Chile this year: Minister

Up to 1,587 forest fires have razed more than 13,000 hectares of land in Chile this year, Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela said

Extreme weather, wildfires, floods jeopardise health care services: Report

Dr. Suzy Fitzgerald remembers looking out the windows as wildfire flames surrounded the hospital where she worked. We had fire in all three directions, Fitzgerald recalled. I thought, Oh gosh, this is serious. We need to get these people out.' Fitzgerald helped with the evacuation of 122 patients from Kaiser Permanente's Santa Rosa Medical Center on that night nearly five years ago, as the blaze gobbled up homes and buildings across Northern California. The hospital, which had filled with smoke, closed for 17 days. Medical centers around the country say that fires, flooding, heat waves and other extreme weather are jeopardizing medical services, damaging health care facilities and forcing patients to flee their hospital beds, according to a report released Thursday by the House Ways and Means Committee. At a hearing, Dr. Parinda Khatri, the CEO of Cherokee Health Systems, told the committee that a pediatric clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, was forced to close for 10 days this summer

3,700 hectares of land burnt as wildfires continue in France's Gironde

Wildfires continue in France's southwestern department of Gironde, with more than 3,700 hectare of land burnt since Monday, the Prefecture of Gironde announced in a statement

Wildfire scorches tens of thousands of acres in Kazakhstan; 2,000 displaced

A huge forest fire has burned tens of thousands of acres in northern Kazakhstan, displacing almost 2,000 people, the head of the crisis management office said Saturday.The wildfire broke out in the Kostanay Province on Friday and spread quickly over a large swath of land, scorching 9,400 hectares (23,230 acres) by Saturday night, Aybol Akbarov told reporters.Four villages have been evacuated and the entire region placed on the extreme emergency level. Hundreds of firefighters and more than 50 fire engines are battling the blaze.Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will go to the region on Monday to inspect the operational headquarters, his press office said. Tokayev has told the government to unlock emergency funds needed to deal with the crisis.

Forest fires in Russia burn over 100,000 hectares of land in 3 days: Report

Smoke from forest fires has recently reached the capital Moscow, limiting visibility in the city

Russian city declares emergency as smoke from forest fires blankets Moscow

A state of emergency was declared in the Russian region of Ryazan, nearly 200 kilometres south-east of Moscow, due to widespread forest fires

Drought, heatwaves trigger bushfires in China's Chongqing, no casualties

More than 1,500 people have been evacuated to safe places

EU experiencing worst forest fires since 2006, says European Commission

France has already lost twice the area to forest fires this year than in 2021, Spain more than three times

Spain continues to fight severe forest fires; over 380 blazes on record

Since July 17, 31,500 hectares of forest and scrubland have been destroyed in the fire and two people have died

New wildfires along Ardeche river in France burn 900 hectares of land

Wildfires in southeast France's department of Ardeche that broke out Wednesday morning have burnt 900 hectares of land and forced evacuation in different cities, French daily Le Figaro reported

Hot weekend for Europe, wildfire warning issued for Mediterranean region

Officials warned of wildfires across the western Mediterranean region as high temperatures and a long dry spell made for combustible conditions.

G7 unity under stress as it wrestles with Iran, Amazon fires and trade

Trump arrived in Biarritz fresh from having upped the ante with increased tariffs in the escalating trade struggle with China

Forest fire rages uncontained for over 10 days in eastern Afghan province

The reason the firefighters were unable to douse the fire was the lack of advanced equipment

Forest fire triggers several landmine explosions along LoC in Poonch

The fire triggered the explosion of nearly half a dozen landmines that were part of the anti-infiltration obstacle system, officials said

Cyprus pitches zonal firefighting hub to Israel, Greece to curb wildfires

In a joint statement, the ministers said they had decided to intensify cooperation on issues contributing to resilience, energy security and interconnectivity in the region

New Mexico forests' wildfire continues to grow; residents flee their homes

The fire burning about 10 miles (16 kilometers) away from Priscilla Crespin's home was the first blaze that forced the 81-year-old to leave the small northeastern New Mexico community

Wildfire burning in New Mexico forests keeps growing, residents fleeing

The fire burning pine forests about 10 miles away from Priscilla Crespin's home is the largest wildfire in the U.S. and the first to force to leave the small northeastern New Mexico community

NGT asks Uttarakhand govt to take restoration action for Champawat forest

Tribunal also said, "We have considered the matter as reported in the media and are of the view that remedial action is required to control the fire and also to prevent future fires."

Forest fire in Udhampur rages; villagers fear residential destruction

A forest fire broke out in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning.Range Officer said that the fire was doused off earlier but some miscreants lit the fire again in the forest."We got the information about the forest fire in the forest area in the morning. It was controlled by 10:30 am but after some locals set fire again. The name of the accused has been sent to Sub-Divisional Magistrate," said Ayush Gupta, Dudu Range Officer.The officer further informed that State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) has also joined in the rescue operation to douse off the fire.Locals who are helping the authorities douse off the fire said that "fire is reaching near our village. We tried to control it but it is spreading due to wind."Villagers are fearful for the security of their lives and houses."Everybody is panicking; we live nearby the forest area. If it is not controlled in time it might enter the villages even in the residential areas," said a local.Rescue operation is ...

Army brings under control major forest fire in J-K's Udhampur

A fire broke out in the forest area of Charrat panchayat on Tuesday night and was rapidly approaching Bainth village, they said.