wildfires
Firefighters battled a wildfire in southwestern Turkey from land and air on Thursday, as hopes that the blazes were contained fizzled after they spread again...
New Mexico wildfire burns 166 homes, thousands ready to evacuate
A drought-driven wildfire has destroyed 166 homes in northern New Mexico and is threatening hundreds more as fierce winds fan flames towards mountain villages, local...
Old Irish Goats deployed to protect Dublin hills from wildfires
By Clodagh Kilcoyne An ancient breed of Irish goat has been deployed to protect the hills around one of Dublin’s most affluent suburbs from gorse...
Residents, tourists scramble to evacuate as California fire nears Lake Tahoe
Residents and tourists in communities near Lake Tahoe fled on Monday as a fierce, 2-week-old wildfire roared closer to the popular resort destination through drought-parched...
Arid conditions flame growing California wildfires
An incendiary mix of strong, shifting winds and drought-parched vegetation stoked two of California’s largest wildfires on Wednesday, with thousands of people chased from their...
French battle to contain wildfire near Saint Tropez, California fire escalates
French firefighters battled throughout the night to contain a wildfire in the hills behind the coastal town of Saint-Tropez, said local government official for the...
Campsites evacuated as France battles wildfire near Saint-Tropez (Update 2)
French firefighters hampered by strong winds were battling to contain a wildfire in the hills behind the coastal town of Saint-Tropez on Tuesday as campsites...
Greece battles wildfires for fifth day in ‘nightmarish summer’ (Updated)
By Stamos Prousalis and Costa Baltas Flames swept through a town near Athens overnight and hundreds of people were evacuated by ferry from the island...
Death toll in Turkish wildfires rises to four, blazes rage on
The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast has risen to four and firefighters were battling blazes for a third day on Friday after...
‘Fire on all sides’: California wildfires prompt evacuations
More than 200 people were airlifted to safety overnight after a fast-moving wildfire cut off the only road out of the Mammoth Pool Reservoir, a...