Madrid, July 13 (IANS) The death toll from a wildfire in Spain’s southeastern province of Almeria rose to 13 while regional authorities announced that the blaze had been stabilised.Seven injured people remained hospitalised, three of them in serious condition, showed the latest official data.According to Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE, many of those affected by the fire are foreign nationals.The wildfire broke out on Thursday near the Los Gallardos municipality in Almeria, part of the autonomou…
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Los Angeles, July 12 (IANS) A wildfire burning in US Southern California exploded to nearly 2,700 acres (about 10.9 square kilometers) Saturday, forcing evacuations amid dangerous heat wave.The blaze, dubbed the Summit fire, was reported at about 1 p.m. Friday local time in Llano, a small community near the Los Angeles and San Bernardino county line. It has been zero contained as of Saturday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.Evacuation orders and war…
Lisbon, July 4 (IANS) Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has announced that Portugal will activate the European Civil Protection Mechanism and bilateral cooperation agreements with Spain and Morocco in response to an extreme heat wave that is driving severe wildfire risk across the country. “We decided, at this point, to activate the European Civil Protection Mechanism and also the bilateral agreements with Spain and Morocco,” Montenegro said on Friday (local time), stressing that the mov…
Madrid, July 4 (IANS) A large wildfire broke out Friday evening in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia, remaining out of control with approximately 2,300 hectares of land burned.Nearly 10,000 residents in multiple municipalities in Girona province have been evacuated or ordered to shelter in place due to the blaze, and several roads have been temporarily closed. All residents have been reported safe, reports Xinhua news agency.Strong winds have hampered firefighting efforts and triggered se…
Tokyo, April 24 (IANS) A wildfire in Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan remains largely uncontained, with the burned area expanding to nearly 1,200 hectares as of 6 a.m. local time Friday, local media reported. Since breaking out on Wednesday in a mountainous area of Otsuchi Town, the fire has destroyed eight buildings, including residential houses, as per Kyodo News.Otsuchi has issued evacuation orders to nearly 2,600 people, about one quarter of the town’s population.Helicopters from the I…