Firefighters

French firefighters battle to contain blaze that killed elderly woman and tore through area bigger than Paris

Nearly 2,000 French firefighters are battling to contain a fast-moving blaze that has burnt through an area bigger than Paris and killed an elderly woman. The 13,000 hectare fire is spread across 15 municipalities and is the country’s biggest of the year so far, local officials said Wednesday. “We mourn the death of an elderly …

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Egypt Independent August 6, 2025

Firefighters battle huge blaze tearing through New Zealand wetland home to threatened species

CNN — A massive fire is ripping through a protected wetland in New Zealand, threatening its delicate ecosystem and the rare species that live there – some found nowhere else on Earth. The blaze at the Waikato wetland on the country’s North Island is 15 kilometers (nearly 10 miles) in perimeter and has burned more than …

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Egypt Independent October 25, 2024

Australian Firefighters scramble to set up camp ahead of extreme fire danger

Officials are rushing to set up a long-term base camp for hundreds of firefighters while more than half of Victoria

Australian Associated Press February 27, 2024

Fire and flooding rains as firefighters battle winds

Hot and gusty overnight conditions have fanned flames in Victoria’s Gippsland region, forcing urgent evacuations of residents in the path of “unstoppable” bushfires – and flooding could be next. Emergency … Continued