wildfires

Firefighters and aircraft fight blaze near France's Mediterranean coast

A coalition of hundreds of emergency personnel and French airborne firefighters brought a wildfire close to the Mediterranean coast under control Friday. However, it will take...

General4 years ago

Spanish firefighters on alert after huge wildfire tamed

Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME), a firefighter, tackles a forestfire near Artazu in Navarre, Spain, 19 June, 2022. On Monday (20 June), emergency planes dropped water...

Greece5 years ago

Greeks fear megafires could be new normal for Med

World leaders are under pressure to respond to global warming, and intense heatwaves and frequent forest fires are becoming an increasing threat around the Mediterranean, writes...

Austria5 years ago

Forest fires in Austria: EU deploys immediate assistance

Austria activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (MPCU) on 29 October, asking for help to tackle the forest fires that had broken out in the Hirschwang...

Disasters5 years ago

Commission's technical support to Greece tackling the structural reasons for wildfires crisis

The Commission has approved a new project to support to Greece through the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) to help the country tackle the natural disaster of the recent wildfires. The...

Disasters5 years ago

Greek firefighters battle growing forest blaze near Athens

Greek firefighters on Wednesday (18 August) battled a wildfire raging through one of the last remaining pine forests near Athens and said that homes could be...

France5 years ago

One person found dead in French wildfire near Saint Tropez

Firefighters work near a major wildfire that broke out in the Var region of southern France, 17 August SDMIS69/Handout via REUTERS One person has been found...

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Firefighters and aircraft fight blaze near France's Mediterranean coast

Spanish firefighters on alert after huge wildfire tamed

Greeks fear megafires could be new normal for Med

Forest fires in Austria: EU deploys immediate assistance

Commission's technical support to Greece tackling the structural reasons for wildfires crisis

Greek firefighters battle growing forest blaze near Athens

One person found dead in French wildfire near Saint Tropez

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