Firefighters and Hellenic Civil Protection personnel battle advancing flames during a wildfire near Agios Nektarios in Western Attica, Greece, as firefighting operations continue under difficult conditions. Nick Paleologos | Afp | Getty Images Greece is entering its second week of wildfires spread by extreme winds as more countries in Southern Europe battle with heatwaves. The…
Two Greek firefighters have died after they became trapped tackling a wildfire that swept through the Rethymno area of Crete. Gale-force winds whipped up the flames prompting the evacuation of several villages, in the latest summer wildfire to break out in southern Europe. In southern Turkey, the main Fethiye to Antalya highway had to be…
A wildfire near Madrid is “beyond the capacity” of firefighters to contain, Spanish officials have warned, after three fires west of the capital merged into a single blaze. Spain’s government has declared a national emergency with 63,000 people told to evacuate or stay indoors, with the number told to flee totalling at least 25,000. Madrid’s…
Around 125 firefighters were called to a fire affecting homes, gardens, sheds and a railway embankment in Walthamstow, east London. London Fire Brigade (LFB) said two rest centres had been set up locally for impacted residents. It said it received the first of more than 100 calls to the incident near Vallentin Road and Shernhall…
Three firefighters were killed and two were injured while battling massive wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border on Saturday, officials say. The firefighters were part of a federal response team assigned to the Knowles and Gore fires. They were suddenly overwhelmed by flames and tried to take shelter, the Department of the Interior said. The two…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A major incident has been declared after huge fire broke out at a city retail park and warehouse in west London. Thick plumes…
Shorouk Express In pictures Emergency services went to the scene on Sunday (Jane Barlow/PA) (PA Wire) Members of the public watch the fire on Arthur’s Seat in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA) (PA Wire) (Jane Barlow/PA Wire) Jabed Ahmed11 August 2025 07:49 Firefighters work through night tackling Arthur’s Seat blaze Firefighters have worked through the…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Some 70 firefighters have been called to a south London fire as a large plume of smoke could be seen billowing over a…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The two firefighters and member of the public who died in a huge blaze at a former RAF base in Oxfordshire have been…
