wildfires

Wildfire near Feodosia raging on area of 150 ha

Wildfire near Feodosia raging on area of 150 ha

A wildfire has engulfed an area of 150 hectares near the city of Feodosia in Crimea, the Russian emergencies ministry’s press service said. "Russian emergencies ministry’s employees have prevented the fire …

Greece tackles last of wildfire near Athens, assesses damage

Greece tackles last of wildfire near Athens, assesses damage

Greek firefighters battled to extinguish the remnants of a wildfire near Athens that killed a woman, torched buildings, devoured woodland and forced thousands of people to flee their homes. Most of the fronts had eased three days after …

Person suspected of causing major fire in Crimea found

Person suspected of causing major fire in Crimea found

Police tracked down the person who is suspected of causing a major wildlife in the Koktebel area of Crimea, Russian Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk said. "My colleagues in Crimea identified the person …

Fire near Russia's Novorossiysk put out

Fire near Russia's Novorossiysk put out

Firefighters have extinguished a raging fire in the Abrau natural reserve near the city of Novorossiysk in southern Russia, a spokesperson for the regional forest fire center said. The fire, which broke out on Sunday, was contained at …

Wildfire in Russia's Krasnodar Region engulfing 62 hectares

Wildfire in Russia's Krasnodar Region engulfing 62 hectares

The wildfire that is raging near the village of Dyurso in Russia’s southern Krasnodar Region has engulfed an area of 62 hectares, the press service of the Russian emergencies ministry said. "The wildfire area has increased to …