France makes major progress in wildfire fight, but danger still lurks
Even though France’s biggest wildfire crisis since 1949 has been contained, many of the blazes are still burning. Ramy Inocencio reports from France. Source link
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Wildfire danger in Europe shifts to Greece as evacuation orders remain in France
Europe’s wildfire emergency eased across much of western Europe on Saturday, but its most dangerous front shifted to Greece, where gale-force winds drove flames through a seaside resort, forced hundreds to flee by sea and hampered firefighting aircraft. For Greece, the danger carried grim resonance: a 2018 wildfire at the seaside community of Mati, near Athens, … Read more
Scary video shows European fires that have displaced over 250,000 in France, Spain and beyond
At least one person has died, and more than 250,000 have been forced to flee their homes as wildfires ravage Western Europe in July, spreading across France, Spain, Greece, and the United Kingdom. Source link
France wildfire evacuations lift as weather improves, but George Clooney among thousands still displaced
Ege-Cap Ferret, France — French authorities gave the go-ahead Thursday for 84,000 evacuees forced out by a monster wildfire to go back to their homes in southwest France, the strongest sign yet that firefighters are turning a corner in their battle against the flames that have burned an area four times the size of Paris. The … Read more
2 firefighters die in Greece as crews in France fight massive blaze 4 times the size of Paris
Two firefighters died Wednesday while battling a blaze on the Greek island of Crete, officials said, while crews in southern France worked to extinguish a massive, uncontained wildfire that had spread to roughly four times the size of Paris. Across Europe, firefighters confronted a dangerous combination of high temperatures, drought and powerful winds, compromising containment … Read more
France Orders 4,000 More to Evacuate Amid New Heat Wave
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Wildfires scorch Spain and France with more dry weather expected
Wildfires scorch Spain and France with more dry weather expected – CBS News Watch CBS News Firefighters in Spain and France are battling some of the worst wildfires western Europe has ever seen with more hot and dry weather anticipated. Ramy Inocencio reports. Source link
US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally’s criticism of America’s human rights record
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America’s close European ally criticized the Trump administration’s human rights record. The surprise move during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine followed U.S. opposition to giving U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk another four-year … Read more
Wildfire forces more than 220,000 to evacuate in France, destroys over 200 homes
A fast-moving wildfire in France has already scorched an area more than four times the size of Paris and destroyed more than 200 homes in its path. Meanwhile, a second fire is forcing more evacuations. Ramy Inocencio reports. Source link
Massive wildfires in France, Spain being fought ahead of forecast heat wave
French President Emmanuel Macron called a crisis meeting Monday focusing on monster, uncontrolled wildfires that have forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes, amid a first glimmer of hope that the spread of the largest blaze may have slowed. In the Gironde region of southwest France, where flames have burned an area four … Read more