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Residents face wildfire outside Jerusalem

Firefighters supported by firefighting aircraft work to put out a large forest fire, as smoke is visible from much of the city of Jerusalem. The fire threatened the villages of Beit Meir, Shoeva and Ramat Raziel, west of Jerusalem, police said in a statement.

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Tourists and locals on the hunt for water in Rome heatwave

in Rome, tourists and locals hunt for fountains to refresh themselves and cope with the high temperatures.

Algeria

Death toll rises to 65 as wildfires ravage Algeria's Kabyle region

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered a three-day mourning period as wildfires ravaged the mountainous Kabyle region, killing at least 65 people.

Russia

Russia evacuates 2 villages in Siberia because of wildfires

Russia evacuates 2 villages in Siberia because of wildfires

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Earth News

Greek island cut off in two by fires as #HelpTurkey lights up Twitter

At least two people have died because of the wildfires in Greece and eight have lost their lives in Turkey.

Greece

Death toll from Greek wildfires rises to two as police arrest two

At least 1,450 Greek firefighters were deployed on Saturday morning to battle five major fires throughout the country.

Greece

Greece 'a powder keg' as wildfires kill 1 and cause thousands to flee

"Several days of heatwave have turned the whole country into a powder keg," said Greece's PM.

Turkey

Turkish power plant 'at risk of being destroyed' by wildfires

Images posted online by the mayor of Milas, Muhammet Tokat, showed the fire at the gates of the plant.

Turkey

Turkey wildfires continue to rage as thermal power plant 'threatened'

They are Turkey's worst wildfires in at least a decade and have seen eight people killed and thousands evacuated.

Travel News

Turkey travel plans? Everything you need to know about the wildfires

Turkey, Greece and Italy have been hit by wildfires in the past few days. Here’s the latest on travel and how you can help those affected.

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Turkey: Forest workers killed in wildfires

The death toll from wildfires raging on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast rose to six Saturday after two forest workers were killed.

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Firefighters battle flames as fires force evacuations in Catania

The Italian island of Sicily has been hit by large fires, fuelled by record heat and forcing homes to be evacuated and an airport to close.

Earth News

Dramatic evacuations by sea as forest fires rage in Italy and Turkey

Six people - including a married couple - are now dead in Turkey.

Greece

'Out of control': Greek wildfire rages through forest near Athens

The blaze threatened homes near the Greek capital on Tuesday despite a large operation mounted by firefighters.

World News

Euroviews. Forget build back better - what if crisis is the new normal? | View

Instead of fixing the world we live in, we may simply have to learn to adapt to it.

Spain

Spain hopeful rain will help extinguish Catalonia forest fires

Spain's emergency services are hopeful that forecast rainfall will help extinguish forest fires raging near Tarragona.

Russia

Russia deploys military to help contain raging Siberian wildfires

More than 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres) of land have so far been scorched in the Siberian region since the beginning of summer with hundreds of wildfires sparked by record temperatures.

Earth News

Fires rage across Siberia amid dryest summer for 150 years

Officials say more than 6,500 emergency workers have been scrambled to tackle the wildfires across Russia.

Spain

Hundreds evacuated as Catalan firefighters battle national park blaze

350 residents were evacuated and over 400 hectares lost to the flames as a wildfire ravaged the national park of Cap Creus in Girona.

Earth News

Wildfires rage in Russia, Spain and the US amid high temperatures

Forest fires have broken out in Russia's Chelyabinsk region near Kazakhstan and in north-eastern Siberia.