Earth News

Residents in Greece resist evacuation to battle wildfires

Residents refuse to abandon their homes as they battle the wildfires burning across Greece for more than a week.

11 August 2021

Portugal

Spain and Portugal brace for wildfires with temperatures set to soar

Portugal’s prime minister warned the hot weather increases the threat of wildfires, which in 2017 killed more than 100 people in his country.

11 August 2021

Algeria

Death toll rises to 65 as wildfires ravage Algeria's Kabyle region

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered a three-day mourning period as wildfires ravaged the mountainous Kabyle region, killing at least 65 people.

10 August 2021

Greece

Greek PM apologises as fight against wildfire on Evia continues

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised for "any weaknesses” in the efforts to quell the wildfires on Evia, amid criticism over the government’s handling of the situation.

10 August 2021

Earth News

Criticism grows over Greece's handling of raging wildfires

Authorities on Evia, Greece's second-largest island, have in recent days denounced "insufficient" means to tackle the blazes when the situation was "critical".

9 August 2021

Greece

'The night was hell': Wildfire destroys homes on outskirts of Athens

More than 100 homes and businesses had been seriously damaged or destroyed, according to authorities.

4 August 2021

Climate

Turkey’s climate goals ‘critically insufficient’ amid raging wildfires

A heatwave has turned the region into a tinderbox but this isn't the first time global warming has impacted Turkey this year.

4 August 2021

Travel News

Turkey travel plans? Everything you need to know about the wildfires

Turkey, Greece and Italy have been hit by wildfires in the past few days. Here’s the latest on travel and how you can help those affected.

2 August 2021