More than 100 injured as huge wildfire forces evacuations in Marseille
About 110 people have been injured, and nearly 400 people have been evacuated from their homes due to rapid wildfire Some 110 people have been slightly injured in a rapid wildfire that has reached the outer border of Marseille, one of France’s largest cities. According to Minister Bruno Retailleau, 800 firefighters were at the scene […]
9 months ago
Mass evacuations in Crete as wildfire tears through popular holiday destination
Firefighters have been battling the the wildfire Mass evacuations have begun on the Greek island of Crete as a wildfire tears through the popular holiday destination. The wildfire has led to over a thousand people having to be evacuated as the BBC report the “wildfire continues to burn out of control”. The wildfire broke out […]
9 months ago
All of the celebrities who have had their homes destroyed by LA wildfires
The fires have ripped through large parts of Los Angeles Devastating wildfires have been ripping through Los Angeles in recent days, killing 10 people. destroying more than 10,000 properties and forcing thousands to flee their homes. Five blazes are still active in the region, including the Palisades Fire, which is the largest fire of the […]
1 year ago
Plane crashes while fighting wildfires on Greek island
An aircraft fighting wildfires in Greece has crashed. Reports have emerged that a plane fighting the raging wildfires in Greece has sadly crashed. State broadcaster ERT said that the plane crashed over the town of Karystos on the island of Evia, near Athens. The fire brigade also confirmed the news. At the time of writing […]
2 years ago
Apocalyptic scenes as train grinds to a halt in the middle of blazing wildfires
“It suddenly became night,” one passenger said. A train was forced to stop unexpectedly in the Spanish countryside as wildfires encroached on both sides of the track. Passengers on board a service from Madrid to Ferrol in Galicia were given a fright when they looked out of the window to see flames engulfing the vegetation […]
4 years ago
Images lay bare the devastation of wildfires blazing across California
Wildfires continue to tear through the American west. More than two million acres of land have been burned in California due to wildfires blazing through the western American state, with a further 300,000 acres destroyed in Washington. Thousands have been evacuated as the fires tear through a number of states, with smoke covering huge swathes […]
6 years ago