Watch as huge superyacht engulfed in flames off Ibiza coast
Footage shows a large blaze engulfing the vessel, named Da Vinchi, and a plume of black smoke in the sky.
The Maritime Rescue and Safety Society, Salvamento Marítimo, say the seven crew members were rescued "in good condition", but the yacht was unsalvageable and left to sink.
It came as Spain recorded temperatures well above 40C on Tuesday (12 August) and wildfires continue to spread across northern and central parts of the country.
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The Independent
38 minutes ago
- The Independent
Deadly wildfires cause chaos across Europe as thousands evacuated
Wildfires continue to intensify across southern Europe with a round-the-clock battle to protect the perimeter of Greece 's third-largest city and at least three deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania. Outside the Greek port city of Patras, firefighters struggled to protect homes and agricultural facilities as flames tore through pine forests and olive groves. Tall columns of flames rose behind apartment blocks on the outskirts of the city, while dozens of vehicles were torched as flames swept through a nearby impound lot. "Today is another very difficult day with the level of fire risk remaining very high across many parts of the country," Fire Service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakoyiannis said. At least 15 firefighters were hospitalised or received medical attention for burns, smoke inhalation or exhaustion, he added. As water-dropping planes and helicopters swooped overhead, residents joined the effort, beating back flames with cut branches or dousing them with buckets of water. Firefighting resources were stretched thin in many affected countries as they battled multiple outbreaks following weeks of heat waves and temperature spikes across the Mediterranean region. On the Greek island of Chios, exhausted firefighters slept on the roadside following a night-long shift. Aircraft rotated between blazes on the western Greek mainland, the Patras area and the island of Zakynthos. Athens also sent assistance to neighboring Albania, joining an international effort to combat dozens of wildfires. An 80-year-old man died in one blaze south of the capital, Tirana, officials said Wednesday. Residents of four villages were evacuated in central Albania near a former army ammunition depot. In the southern Korca district, near the Greek border, explosions were reported from buried World War II-era artillery shells. Authorities said dozens of homes were gutted in a central region of the country. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed condolences after the death of a firefighting volunteer in the hard-hit Castile and León region north of the capital, Madrid, where thousands have been displaced by evacuations. "The wildfire situation remains serious, and taking extra precautions is essential," Sánchez wrote in an online post. "Thank you, once again, to all those working tirelessly to fight the flames." Evacuation centers were filled to capacity in parts of central Spain, with some spending the night outdoors on folding beds. The most severe fires pushed northward into more rural areas, where some residents hosed the walls of their homes to try and protect them from fire. Services along a high-speed rail link between Madrid and the northwestern Galicia region were suspended after fires got close to some sections of the tracks, state rail company Renfe said. In Turkey, a forestry worker was killed Wednesday while responding to a wildfire in a southern region, officials said. The Forestry Ministry said the worker died in an accident involving a fire truck that left four others injured. Turkey has been battling severe wildfires since late June. A total of 18 people have been killed, including 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers who died in July. In France, which is recovering from massive recent fires in the southern regions, temperatures of up to 42 degrees Celsius (108 Fahrenheit) were expected for the third consecutive day. Officials issued weather alerts giving local authorities discretion to cancel public events and cordon off areas with high fire risks. Authorities across European countries have cited multiple causes for the massive fires, including careless farming practices, improperly maintained power cables and summer lightning storms. Law enforcement officials in North Macedonia also cited indications of arson, motivated by rogue developers. Firefighters struggled to contain a blaze at a nature reserve outside the capital, Skopje, on Wednesday. The European Union has rushed aid to fire-hit countries, including non-member states, with ground crews and water-dropping aircraft. Much of the recent effort was concentrated on Montenegro, where major wildfires continued to burn in rugged areas near the capital, Podgorica. "Natural disasters know no borders," Ljuban Tmusic, head of Montenegro's civil protection agency said. "In Montenegro, the resources we have ... are clearly not enough." Spain is seeking help from its European partners, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Wednesday. In particular, it requested two Canadair planes, he said in an interview with local media Cadena SER. "At the moment we don't need the two Canadair planes urgently, but, given the weather forecast, we want to have those planes in our national territory as soon as possible so they can be used, should they be necessary," he said. While for now it isn't necessary, the country is ready to seek more help from its European allies, such as more firefighters, he added.
The Guardian
an hour ago
- The Guardian
Extreme temperatures continue to affect large parts of southern Europe
Update: Date: 2025-08-14T07:45:18.000Z Title: Morning opening: And now we wait Content: With European leaders sighing relief after their promising coordination call with Trump, there is not much else they can do now other than wait to see what comes out of the US president's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska tomorrow. Flying in from Berlin where he met German chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting UK prime minister Keir Starmer in London this morning to further highlight the European unity ahead of the talks. Elsewhere, we will be looking at extreme temperatures that continue to affect large parts of southern Europe with dangerous wildfires reported in Spain, Greece, and Albania among others. Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, is expected to hit somewhat extreme 44 Celsius today. I will bring you all the key updates here. It's Thursday, 14 August 2025, it's Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live. Good morning.
BBC News
3 hours ago
- BBC News
Shropshire barn fire 'ripped the heart out' of family farm
A huge fire has "ripped the heart out" of a Shropshire farm, its owner has Unwin, who farms near Ratlinghope in south Shropshire, lost two farm buildings which had been built by his grandfather in the 1960s during the fire."There isn't a lot left, apart from the charred remains of the straw," the farmer said, adding that recent weeks of hot weather made tackling it more difficult. The cause of the fire is not yet known, but Mr Unwin said investigators told him arson was unlikely. The fire took hold on the afternoon of 7 August, with multiple fire crews attending from stations across Shropshire."Driving up the lane [to the farm] we could see the smoke from a long way away," Mr Unwin said."It was just panic, really." Temperatures in the county were in the mid-20s that day, and Mr Unwin said the hot, dry weather made the damage caused by the blaze even worse."In the past, [firefighters] would have pulled some of the straw out [of the barn] and then wet it down on the fields," he said, but the "tinder-dry" ground meant there was a risk of setting the fields of the burned barns was "packed completely with straw", Mr Unwin added."It's been a dry year, straw is in short supply - we thought we'd got all our supply in ready for the year," he said."We worked very hard over the last couple of weeks, but that hard work is now in vain because there's nothing left." He added that Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was "struggling initially to find water" because "all the brooks and ponds have dried up.""They did find water eventually, but they had to have the Bridgnorth and Leominster bowsers lugging it to them which added an extra layer of complication," Mr Unwin said. The second barn to burn down took with it valuable farming equipment."There's nothing left of [the machinery], they're just burnt shells now," Mr Unwin farmer added that it was "quite a shock to see [the buildings] in such a state", and said it had "ripped the heart out of the farm". Mr Unwin added that his neighbours "have been very kind" and offered his farm straw to help tide them over in the short term. "But ultimately it's 12 months until harvest 2026 when large quantities of straw will be available again."It puts our living in jeopardy." Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
