Tag: ravaged
Alpes-Maritimes: nearly 5 hectares of forest ravaged by a fire in La Brigue
75 firefighters and air assets are still fighting the fire. Stock illustration.adobe.com A forest fire broke out on Wednesday evening in the La Roya valley, for reasons that remain unknown.…
Canada is preparing for a long journey after historic storm Fiona ravaged the East Coast.
The historic storm battered eastern Canada with hurricane-force winds, ripping out drains, uprooting trees and power lines, and reducing many homes “to a mere pile of rubble.” The Canadian Hurricane…
Alpes-Maritimes: fire in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, eight hectares ravaged by flames
The fire is contained, but the firefighters remain at work. Houses were evacuated and an equestrian center is being protected. During the night from Friday to Saturday, a fire broke…
Portugal on alert and still ravaged by flames
Portugal, hit by a third heat wave since early July, was battling several fires on Monday as the country was placed on high alert until Tuesday due to the risk…
Fires: Portugal on alert and still ravaged by flames
Europe 1 with AFP 11:41 a.m., August 22, 2022 Portugal, hit by a third heat wave since early July, was battling several fires on Monday as the country was placed…
in Spain and Portugal, tens of thousands of hectares ravaged by flames
Spain and Portugal are still trying, Wednesday August 17, to overcome several forest fires which have ravaged thousands of hectares, mobilizing hundreds of firefighters. Spain has been facing a wave…
Fires: fires brought under control in Ardèche, 1200 hectares ravaged
UPDATE ON THE SITUATION – The fire in Ardèche has been under control since Thursday evening, while a suspected arsonist has been indicted. A suspect placed in police custody suspected…
In pictures, the desolation in Lesbos, a Greek island ravaged by flames
Tourists and residents were evacuated from a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday after a forest fire destroyed homes in the village of Vatera. Firefighters have…
Gironde: 14,000 hectares ravaged, the fire reaches the ocean
Lhe two gigantic fires that have been ravaging the Gironde for seven days have burned 14,000 hectares of vegetation, even going as far as the ocean, according to the latest…
Fires in Gironde: 1200 hectares ravaged since Tuesday afternoon
The two fires which started Tuesday afternoon in Gironde, in Landiras and near the dune of Pilat, resulting in thousands of evacuations, had ravaged this Wednesday morning 1200 hectares of…
Gironde: nearly 1,200 hectares of forest ravaged by 2 fires
Lhe two fires which started on Tuesday July 12 afternoon in Gironde, in Landiras and near the dune of Pilat, leading to thousands of evacuations, had ravaged 1,200 hectares of…
Lyon 35 years ago, Port Edouard-Herriot was ravaged by a gigantic fire
It is one of the most impressive disasters to have occurred in the Rhône in the past 40 years. In the same way as the floods of 2003 in the…