Road closed in both directions as firefighters battle bush fire

[ad_1] Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email [email protected]. Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, … Read more

Horse rescued as firefighters race to field in Somerset

[ad_1] A horse which became stuck during an incident in a Somerset field had to be rescued by firefighters. The incident unfolded in the Wedmore area earlier this week. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were called out to the scene first. However, they ended up requesting help from Avon Fire and Rescue to … Read more

Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze

[ad_1] ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country’s northeast that officials say is the largest recorded in the European Union. The wildfires have left 20 people dead over the last week. Eighteen of those, including two boys … Read more

European firefighters and planes join battle against wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece

[ad_1] ATHENS, Greece — Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that left 20 people dead, while major blazes also burned in Spain’s Tenerife in the Canary Islands and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. Greece’s largest current forest fire was burning out … Read more

18 bodies found in Greece as firefighters battle wind-driven wildfires across the country

[ad_1] ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters on Tuesday found the burnt bodies of 18 people believed to have been migrants who had crossed the Turkish border into an area of northeastern Greece where wildfires have raged for days. The discovery near the city of Alexandroupolis came as hundreds of firefighters battled dozens of wildfires across … Read more