Tag: fires
Thousands of people have had to evacuate after forest fires in Canada – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
The forest fire in British Columbia is the latest in a series of forest fires in Canada. In West Kelowna, several homes are engulfed in flames. On Friday, the British…
New forest fires on Corfu – Latest news – news
23 July 2023 at 22:46 New forest fires on Corfu On the tourist island of Corfu off the western coast of Greece, at least two forest fires have also broken…
Norwegian tourists escape from forest fires on Rhodes – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
LATEST: The travel company TUI is canceling all departures to Rhodes until Tuesday. Apollo and Ving are canceling trips for those going to the affected hotels. The forest fires on…
Forest fires ravage the holiday island of Rhodes – tourists evacuated – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
Several of the fires are out of control. A lot of wind in the area makes extinguishing work difficult, writes CNN Greece. In Kiotari in the southeast of the island,…
The forest fires are ravaging the holiday island of Rhodes – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
Several residents of the Greek island of Rhodes have received notices to evacuate. Danger alerts are sent via SMS to both local and foreign mobile phones located in the affected…
Forest fire danger in the north – glass bottles can start fires – news Troms and Finnmark
– The ground, soil and heather are very dry, says Hans-Peter Sørem, head of duty at Tromsø fire and rescue. It has rained little over a long period, and now…
DSB fears another peak year for forest fires in Norway – news Vestland
In the summer of 2018, large areas of land in Eastern Norway were completely fallow. Several farmers had to send animals to slaughter when animal fodder and grain production disappeared.…
Upgrading preparedness for helicopters due to many forest fires – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
There is usually one fire helicopter on standby throughout the country. From 5pm on Saturday, the number will be adjusted up to 14 helicopters in total. – It is extremely…
279 car fires so far this year – only 15 of them in electric cars – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
So far this year, there have been 305 car fires, according to figures from DSB. 279 of the fires have been in petrol or diesel cars. 15 fires have been…
Severe thunderstorms have led to several forest fires – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
Severe thunderstorms have hit several places in southern Norway on Wednesday afternoon. In Østfold alone, lightning strikes have led to five forest fires. There has been a drought for a…