Wildfires

Wildfires Rage in Canada and US, Destroy Popular Tourist Town

par This Is Beirut, 26/07 12:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Canada firefighters national park USA Wildfires

An "out of control" wildfire has devoured up to half of the main town in western Canada's popular Jasper National Park, authorities said on Thursday, with 400 foreign firefighters called in to help battle the blaze. While the fire has so far caused no casualties, as many as 25,000 residents and tourists were evacuated from the area before the ...

French Wildfires Force Thousands to Flee

par This Is Beirut, 19/08 13:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

flee France paris Wildfires

Two wildfires in southern France forced several thousand people to flee before the blazes were brought under control, officials said on Monday. Some 3,000 holiday makers were evacuated from a camping site to a municipal building in the coastal town of Canet-en-Roussillon, near the city of Perpignan, in the face of a fire fanned by strong winds, ...

Brazil Wages 'War' on Wildfires

par This Is Beirut, 26/08 11:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Brazil Climate Change Sao Paulo Wildfires

Brazil was deploying military aircraft as part of a "war" against wildfires ravaging the southeastern state of Sao Paulo, with authorities warning on Sunday that arsonists were setting blazes. Following a crisis meeting of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's cabinet, Environment Minister Marina Silva announced a "war against the fire" and said ...

Wildfires Ravage the Los Angeles Hills

12/09 14:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Los Angeles USA Wildfires

A wildfire ravaging the hills near Los Angeles had swelled in size by over 1,000 percent by Wednesday, torching dozens of homes and prompting a state of emergency. The Bridge Fire is one of three out-of-control blazes that have erupted around the United States' second-biggest city, fueled by a punishing heat wave and fanned by gusting ...

Search
bainnère publicitaire
Latest news