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India Today
3 days ago
- Climate
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Wildfires sweep Southern Europe, kill at least three
Wildfires intensified across Southern Europe on Wednesday, prompting round-the-clock efforts to protect Greece's third-largest city, Patras and leaving at least three people dead in Spain, Turkey and the Greek port city of Patras, firefighters battled to save homes and farmland as flames ripped through pine forests and olive groves. Columns of fire rose behind apartment blocks, while dozens of vehicles were destroyed in a nearby impound is another very difficult day with the level of fire risk remaining very high across many parts of the country,' Fire Service spokesperson Vassilis Vathrakoyiannis said. He noted that at least 15 firefighters had been hospitalised or treated for burns, smoke inhalation or exhaustion. Residents joined the fight, using branches and buckets of water as planes and helicopters dropped water from RESOURCES AFTER WEEKS OF HEATWAVESMultiple blazes erupted across the Mediterranean after weeks of extreme heat. On the island of Chios, exhausted Greek firefighters were seen sleeping roadside after night-long shifts. Aircraft shuttled between fires in western Greece, Patras, and Zakynthos, while Athens sent crews to Albania as part of an international Albania, an 80-year-old man died south of Tirana. Four villages were evacuated near a former army ammunition depot, while explosions from buried World War II shells were reported in the Korca district near the Greek border. Authorities said dozens of homes had been AND TURKEY RECORD DEATHSIn Spain, a firefighting volunteer was killed in Castile and León, where thousands have been displaced. 'The wildfire situation remains serious, and taking extra precautions is essential,' Prime Minister Pedro Snchez posted online. Evacuation centers in central Spain overflowed, and high-speed rail services between Madrid and Galicia were suspended after flames reached nearby reported the death of a forestry worker in an accident involving a fire truck, which also injured four others. The country has battled severe wildfires since late June, with 18 fatalities so far, including 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers in HEAT AND SUSPECTED ARSONIn France, temperatures reached 42C (108F) for a third day, prompting officials to allow event cancellations and restrict access to high-risk areas. Across the region, causes of the fires have included careless farming practices, faulty power lines, lightning storms, and suspected North Macedonia, investigators linked a blaze outside Skopje to rogue developers. The EU has dispatched firefighting teams and aircraft to affected countries, including Montenegro, where wildfires continue to burn near Podgorica.'Natural disasters know no borders,' said Ljuban Tmusic, Montenegro's civil protection chief. 'In Montenegro, the resources we have ... are clearly not enough.'- EndsWith inputs from Associated PressMust Watch
India Today
28-05-2025
- India Today
Migrant boat capsizes near Spain's Canary Islands, 7 dead
A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shore as it arrived at Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and four women and three girls drowned, authorities the chaotic scene at El Hierro's port, survivors clung to ropes and life preservers tossed by maritime rescue service said the boat tipped over as rescuers started removing young people onto a rescue craft positioned between the migrant one and the quay. The movement of people on the boat caused it to turn over, the service Local media said the small boat appeared to be packed with over 100 people.A helicopter evacuated two other children, a girl and a boy, to a hospital in serious condition after they nearly drowned, the service added.'The drama witnessed on El Hierro should move us all, (those) lives were lost in an attempt to find a better future,' Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Snchez said on social Spanish archipelago located off Africa's western coast has for years been a main route for migrants who risk their lives in dinghies and rubber boats unfit for long journeys in the open sea. Thousands have been known to die on the way to European 47,000 people who made the crossing last year reached the archipelago, surpassing previous records for a second time. Most were citizens of Mali, Senegal and Morocco, with many boarding boats to Spain from the coast of arrivals include thousands of unaccompanied 10,800 people had arrived via the Atlantic to the Canary Islands by mid-May, down by 34% compared to the same period in READ: COVID comeback? US detects new variant linked to China's latest surgeTrending Reel
India Today
28-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Spain declares state of emergency after nationwide power blackout
Spain's Interior Ministry on Monday announced a state of emergency in response to a nationwide power outage that affected most of the Iberian ministry clarified that the emergency status would be implemented only in regions that formally request far, Madrid, Andalusia, and Extremadura have sought assistance from the central government, asking it to assume control over public order and additional administrative functions, reports Earlier, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Snchez told reporters that the cause of the power outage remains unknown. "We do not yet have conclusive information on the reasons for this (power) cut, so I ask the people, as we have done in past crises, to inform themselves through official channels," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a national address. "For the time being, there's no evidence of any civil protection problems. I repeat, there are no problems of insecurity."He said Spain's national security council would meet again on Monday evening to take stock of the power outages are rare in Europe. In 2003, a fault in a hydroelectric power line between Italy and Switzerland triggered a major blackout that affected the entire Italian peninsula for approximately 12 hours. Similarly, in 2006, an overloaded power grid in Germany caused disruptions that extended beyond the country, impacting parts of France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and even reaching Read: Russia made 'pretty big concession' by not taking all of Ukraine: TrumpMust Watch
