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Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in southern Europe on Friday:

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in southern Europe on Friday:

Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

After hours of overnight torrential rain lashed Lagos recently, church pastor Samuel Akpan spent most of the next day bailing water from his flooded parsonage i...

France evacuates thousands of tourists as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Smoke rose from crackling pine trees Thursday as a wildfire gained ground on the coast of southwestern France, forcing more than 10,000 tourists to evacuate cam...

Albania police teargas protesters against Trump-linked resort

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Police used tear gas and water cannon on Thursday against protesters outside the parliament in Albania, where a tourism project linked to the Trump family has s...

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires sweeping through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday forced thousands of people to flee blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong wi...

Sweden to ban 'forever chemicals' in clothing

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Sweden said Thursday it plans to ban so-called "forever chemicals" in consumer products such as clothing and kitchenware as early as 2028, before expected Europ...

Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes in parts of Europe

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires continued to sweep across swathes of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands to flee from blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and s...

France evacuates thousands of tourists as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

More than 10,000 tourists had evacuated camping sites and other holiday accommodation in southwest France on Thursday, as a wildfire fire ravaged a seaside pine...

Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes in parts of Europe

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires swept across parts of Italy, France and Spain on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands to flee as scorching temperatures and str...

Wildfires ravage parts of southern France, Italy and Spain

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, having claimed the lives of three firefighters and sparked thousands of evacuatio...

Floods in northeast India kill at least 41

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 41 people in India's northeast Assam state, officials said Thursday, as authorities pursued re...

In Ghana, one man's race to save critically endangered fish

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

As dawn breaks over Ghana's Atlantic coast, artisanal fishing boats return to shore with last night's catch -- baskets of snapper, crabs, rays and a distinct-lo...

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands of people to flee as h...

France evacuates 20,000 as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Flames roared through crackling pine trees on Thursday as a wildfire gained ground on the coast of southwestern France, forcing more than 20,000 tourists and re...

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands of people to flee as h...

'Like a war zone': France evacuates 20,000 due to wildfires

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Black smoke darkened the skies and crackling flames roared through pine trees in a forest in southwest France on Thursday as wildfires have forced more than 20,...

Coal-fired power generation rising globally on Mideast war: IEA

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Coal-fired power generation is set to increase in 2026, driven by supply difficulties and soaring natural gas prices linked to the war in the Middle East, the I...

Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes in parts of Europe

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires continued to sweep across swathes of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands to flee blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong...

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires sweeping through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday forced thousands of people to flee blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong wi...