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‘Our lungs are burning’: Turkish mayor issues desperate plea for help as raging wildfires close in on power plant

Posted on August 15, 2021August 15, 2021By Editor

The mayor of a town in southwestern Turkey has desperately called for a firefighting helicopter or plane with night vision to be sent to the area, as disastrous wildfires close in on his town and its thermal power plant. … Read More >‘Our lungs are burning’: Turkish mayor issues desperate plea for help as raging wildfires close in on power plant

Russia

Passenger planes disrupted, delayed & canceled in Siberia as smoke from vast wildfires lowers visibility to dangerous levels

Posted on August 11, 2021August 11, 2021By Editor

Some airports in Russia’s Siberia region are currently suffering from serious overcrowding as smoke from vast forest wildfires has caused a severe drop in visibility, leaving many planes stuck on the ground, unable to take off. … Read More >Passenger planes disrupted, delayed & canceled in Siberia as smoke from vast wildfires lowers visibility to dangerous levels

EU firefighters sent to Turkey to help fight forest blazes that have claimed 8 lives

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021By Editor

The European Union (EU) has announced that it has deployed firefighters to Turkey under the Civil Protection Mechanism to help the country fight “unprecedented forest fires,” as the death toll from the blazes rises to eight. … Read More >EU firefighters sent to Turkey to help fight forest blazes that have claimed 8 lives

Massive wildfires ravage Lebanon’s north with flames approaching towns & forcing residents to flee (VIDEOS)

Posted on August 4, 2021August 4, 2021By Editor

Multiple fires have broken out in northern Lebanon, devastating pine forests and threatening multiple villages. The blazes have forced some residents to flee their homes, while at least one firefighter died battling the flames. … Read More >Massive wildfires ravage Lebanon’s north with flames approaching towns & forcing residents to flee (VIDEOS)

EU

EU sends help to Italy as hundreds are evacuated from island of Sardinia amid wildfires raging for days (VIDEOS)

Posted on August 1, 2021August 1, 2021By Editor

Massive wildfires have ravaged tens of thousands of hectares on the Italian island of Sardinia. Firefighters are struggling to contain the blaze as it rages for a third day straight, with Rome asking the EU for help. … Read More >EU sends help to Italy as hundreds are evacuated from island of Sardinia amid wildfires raging for days (VIDEOS)

Russia

Daring Russian parachutists land in Siberia’s UNESCO World Heritage Lena Pillars Nature Park to manually fight wildfires (VIDEO)

Posted on July 21, 2021July 21, 2021By Editor

Paratroopers from Russia’s Aerial Forest Protection Service have manually put out ten hard-to-reach fires in Siberia’s Lena Pillars Nature Park. The parachutists located the flames after jumping from a plane over the forest. … Read More >Daring Russian parachutists land in Siberia’s UNESCO World Heritage Lena Pillars Nature Park to manually fight wildfires (VIDEO)

Over 50 killed, dozens injured & many feared trapped in Bangladesh factory fire (VIDEO)

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

At least 52 bodies have been recovered from the rubble after a fire broke at a food and drink factory near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. More people are feared to be missing as the blaze continues to rage. … Read More >Over 50 killed, dozens injured & many feared trapped in Bangladesh factory fire (VIDEO)

World

Another Canadian church goes up in flames, amid suspicion arson attacks are linked to unmarked graves discoveries

Posted on July 4, 2021July 4, 2021By Editor

A historic Alberta church has been destroyed in what many suspect to be the latest arson attack in a string of retaliations for the historic abuse of Canada’s indigenous community by the Catholic Church. … Read More >Another Canadian church goes up in flames, amid suspicion arson attacks are linked to unmarked graves discoveries

Wildfires rage near Jerusalem, prompting evacuations & suspicions of arson (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 10, 2021June 10, 2021By Editor

Scores of Israeli firefighters have been deployed to tackle two major forest fires that broke out in the hills near Jerusalem on Wednesday. Hundreds of people were evacuated, with police investigating arson as the possible cause. … Read More >Wildfires rage near Jerusalem, prompting evacuations & suspicions of arson (VIDEOS)

EU

Hundreds evacuated in Greece as fire rages through countryside in Corinth region

Posted on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021By Editor

Greek authorities have evacuated around 300 people from their homes as a fire, which broke out on Wednesday night near a seaside resort on the Peloponnese peninsula, spread to surrounding villages. … Read More >Hundreds evacuated in Greece as fire rages through countryside in Corinth region