SOUTH KOREA – South Korea was on Monday Feb. 23 fighting deadly wildfires which were burning for a 3rd consecutive day, deploying hundreds of firefighters and helicopters. The blaze erupted Saturday in Hamyang county in South Gyeongsang province and has burned 190 hectares (469 acres) of land, with the containment rate at 32% as of […]
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Current Australian Bushfires Destroy 300 Buildings, Kill 1
AUSTRALIA – The current Australian bushfires have resulted to at least 1 death and the destruction of around 300 buildings, according to local reports on Sunday. A total fire ban is in place across northeastern and north-central Victoria, while deteriorating air quality is expected from Monday as more than 20 bushfires continue to burn, including […]
Multiple Bushfires in Australia Reach Emergency Levels
AUSTRALIA – Multiple bushfires in Western Australia on Monday Dec. 15, reached emergency levels, threatening lives and property, amid non-functioning communication system. On Monday, as five fires were at emergency level, the state’s emergency website crashed temporarily due to a data processing issue, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) said in a statement. […]
New Zealand Forest Fires Engulf Tongariro National Park
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand forest fires have engulfed Tongariro National Park since Saturday, with over 1,800 hectares being in flames as of Sunday. No casualties or structural damage have been reported. Evacuations are ongoing for campers in the park and nearby facilities. On Saturday, 43 hikers and a warden were airlifted to safety, and […]
Spain and Portugal Continue to Battle Wildfires
SPAIN – Wildfires in Spain and Portugal continued on Thursday, as Spain battles more than 20 wildfires with Galicia among the hardest-hit regions of the country. Officials said flames devoured another 15,000 hectares of land on Wednesday, bringing the total to over 82,000 hectares despite a drop in temperatures. In Castile and Leon, firefighting efforts […]
97 of the 187 Active Wildfires in Canada Today are Burning Out of Control
CANADA – The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reported that there are currently 187 active wildfires in Canada today, Sunday, with 97 of these fires burning out of control. Over 26,000 people have been forced to evacuate to safety as fires rage in central and western Canada. Citing local officials, local media reported that more […]
Houara Forest Fires in Morocco Continues to Burn for 5th Day
MOROCCO – Houara forest fires in Tangier northern Morocco, now on its 5th day have consumed 85 hectares (850,000 square meters) since erupting Monday, with high temperatures and strong winds hampering the firefighting efforts. Osman El-Azzaoui, the regional director of the National Agency of Water and Forests in Tangier said that despite ongoing flames, the […]