Forest fires

Water bombers take to the skies as Greece battles wildfires

Greece has experienced increasingly frequent and intense wildfires that scientists link to climate change.

‘Situation stable’ so people allowed back home in south-western France as huge wildfire weakens

Wildfires rage near Turkey’s tourist beaches

Media reports said the main highway from the tourist city of Antalya to the beach resort of Fethiye was closed because of the smoke.

Spain lifts evacuations for wildfire-hit province near Madrid

More than 400 inhabitants of Fresnedillas de la Oliva and Cadalso de los Vidrios in the Madrid region returned home after evacuation orders were lifted.

‘There’s nothing left’: French wildfire survivors return to burnt homes

Raphael Fohanno, 18, looks at his burnt family home near a forest affected by a wildfire, in Biscarrosse, Landes department, amid drought conditions, a new heatwave warning, and water shortages across much of France, July 28, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

France and Spain fight to contain wildfires as temperatures soar again

Firefighting vehicles work to extinguish a fire inside a military base during a wildfire in France.

Spain ends evacuation orders for 13 municipalities in fire-hit regions

Spain’s government declared a national emergency last week over wildfires that have forced some 60,000 people to flee their homes and consumed 77,000 hectares.

France has seen its first ‘fire-cloud’. What is it?

Smoke rises from a wildfire in Le Grand Crohot amid drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France.

France braces itself for fourth major heatwave as crews tackle Bordeaux blaze

France is going through an unprecedented wildfire season.

Fire-ravaged French village furious at being ‘sacrificed’ for millionaires’ peninsula

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Personal Data Protection Notice

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.