English

More about this topic

No Comment

Wildfire northwest of Athens burns for 4th day

Hundreds of Greek and Polish firefighters were battling a major wildfire decimating a pine forest for a fourth day Thursday northwest of the Greek capital.

France

Two dead as fight to control raging wildfire near Saint-Tropez goes on

Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze which has now burnt through 5,000 hectares.

World News

Extreme weather in Europe: a continent battling flames and heavy rain

Euronews rounds up the latest weather dangers across the continent.

Greece

Wildfire continues to rage near Greek capital

Greece’s fire department said 370 firefighters, including 143 from Poland, were deployed at the Vilia fire Wednesday, along with 130 vehicles, eight helicopters and three planes.

ADVERTISEMENT

Green News

Wildfires are increasing COVID cases and deaths, says new study

"Climate change and the pandemic are a disastrous combination."

Russia

Russia expands state of emergency over wildfires in Far East

Russian authorities have expanded a state of emergency in northeast Siberia to bring in outside resources to combat wildfires.

Greece

Greek wildfires under control as rainfall helps firefighters

More than 580 fires have been observed since late July with over 100,000 hectares of forests and olive groves razed to the ground.

Nature

Greek PM Mitsotakis: Wildfires 'worst ecological disaster' in decades

The Greek prime minister has blamed the climate crisis for the recent heatwave and wildfires that have ravaged several parts of the country.

Green News

Euroviews. Sicily's heat is a warning to us all: What life is like here right now

Yesterday it hit 48.8C in Syracuse, Sicily. A journalist living on the island explains what daily life is like in these extreme conditions.

Travel News

Turkey, Greece and Italy all hit by huge wildfires

Many Mediterranean countries are being affected by extreme high temperatures and wildfires right now. We find out why.

Italy

'Lucifer' pushes Italian temperatures near 49°C, fans wildfires

Italian authorities expect 17 cities to be on "red alert" by Saturday amid the heatwave, while firefighters continue to battle wildfires in several regions.

Greece

Greece wildfires: Multinational force works to tame flare-ups

Hundreds of firefighters from several countries are helping Greek colleagues contain the wildfires, whose spread officials say has been largely halted.

Green News

Residents in Greece resist evacuation to battle wildfires

Residents refuse to abandon their homes as they battle the wildfires burning across Greece for more than a week.

Portugal

Spain and Portugal brace for wildfires with temperatures set to soar

Portugal’s prime minister warned the hot weather increases the threat of wildfires, which in 2017 killed more than 100 people in his country.

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.

Greece

Greek PM apologises as fight against wildfire on Evia continues

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised for "any weaknesses” in the efforts to quell the wildfires on Evia, amid criticism over the government’s handling of the situation.

Green News

Criticism grows over Greece's handling of raging wildfires

Authorities on Evia, Greece's second-largest island, have in recent days denounced "insufficient" means to tackle the blazes when the situation was "critical".

Greece

'The night was hell': Wildfire destroys homes on outskirts of Athens

More than 100 homes and businesses had been seriously damaged or destroyed, according to authorities.

Climate

Turkey’s climate goals ‘critically insufficient’ amid raging wildfires

A heatwave has turned the region into a tinderbox but this isn't the first time global warming has impacted Turkey this year.

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.