Forest fires kill 51 in Chile, menace urban areas
- 04-Feb-2024
Forest fires raging in central Chile have killed at least 51 people and the death toll is likely to keep climbing, authorities said on Saturday, as emergency services battled to snuff out flames threatening urban areas. Black smoke billowed into the sky over many parts of the Valparaiso region, home to nearly one million inhabitants […]
Death toll in Chile forest fires rises to 23: official
- 05-Feb-2023
At least 23 people have died in hundreds of forest fires whipped up amid a blistering heat wave in south central Chile, a senior government official said Saturday night. “We want to mourn the passing of 23 persons,” said Deputy Interior Minister Manuel Monsalve, adding that 979 people have been injured in the fires. Monsalve […]
Brazil reports more Amazon fires so far this year than all of 2021
- 20-Sep-2022
The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon so far this year has already surpassed that recorded for all of 2021, according to official figures released Monday that triggered new alarm for the world’s biggest rainforest. Satellite monitoring has detected 75,592 fires from January 1 to September 18 this year, already higher than the […]
Portugal, Spain struggle to control forest fires
- 18-Aug-2022
ORJAIS: Firefighters in Spain and Portugal were battling on Wednesday to control multiple forest fires across the Iberian Peninsula with blazes in the Serra da Estrela park resuming just days after being brought under control. Strong winds have been hampering attempts to combat the spread of the fire, one of 195 that have ravaged some […]
Forest fires contained in Morocco: authorities
- 19-Jul-2022
RABAT: Devastating forest fires that broke out last week in forested areas of northern Morocco have been contained, authorities said Monday. One of the last fires, which destroyed some 500 hectares (1,200 acres) — half of it forested — was tamed on Monday in Tetouan province, local authorities said. Firefighting teams had earlier brought blazes […]
Fires raging at different places in Diamer mountain forests
- 16-Jun-2021
The fire has been raging for the last several days at Gess and Hudur forests in mountainous area and being intensified with the passage of time, sources said.
Things to know about palm oil and Indonesia’s raging forest fires
- 29-Sep-2019
'The country's palm oil industry bears much of the blame for the out-of-control blazes'
Forest fires destroying vital buffer against climate change
- 13-Sep-2019
Fires raging in jungles from the Amazon to Indonesia, concerns are mounting about the impact as rainforests play a vital role in protecting the planet against global warming