The SNGR confirmed that eight helicopters, including two sent from Peru and one managed by the Italian embassy, are acting over the burning areas and have performed 266 discharges in the mentioned territories. On Monday, the National Secretariat of Risk Management (SNGR) reported that there are 17 active forest fires in Ecuador, five of them […]

A traffic accident in the south of Guatemala left six people dead, including three minors, after the car they were traveling in caught fire, as confirmed by rescue teams this Sunday. RELATED: First 17 Passenger Bodies Identified From the Accident in Sao Paulo, Brazil The accident occurred at kilometer 91 of the highway that connects […]

Defense Minister Edmundo Novillo confirmed that the second Electra Tanker T481 air tanker will arrive in the country on Monday, and by Tuesday it will be operating. On Friday, official sources stated that Bolivians are today awaiting the incorporation of an Electra Tanker T481 air tanker and Guardian Boxes to combat from the air the […]

The great forest fire that broke out on Sunday in the region of Corintia, some 130 kilometres west of Athens, and which has already caused the death of two people, is still active out of control this Wednesday, for the fourth consecutive day. RELATED:Ecuadorian Authorities Succesfully Extinguished the Wave of Wildfires in Quito Some 570 […]

Rescue teams in Thailand are trying to recover the bodies of some 20 schoolchildren and three teachers who were trapped on a bus that burned after an accident outside Bangkok, with 19 survivors. Related:Thailand Becomes the First Southeast Asian Country With Equal Marriage The Director-General of the Police, Kitrat Phanphet, stated at a press conference […]

The number of injured by the fire that has put in check Quito, the capital of Ecuador, rose to seven on Wednesday, while the authorities continue trying to control several still active foci, while searching for the alleged perpetrators of this fire that is presumed to be intentional, with rewards included for anyone who gives […]

Brazil reported that more than 11 million people are in emergency from forest fires.

Although it rains in certain areas of the forest, these rainfall will not be sufficient to stop the fires. The coordinator of the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN), Martín del Castillo, reported that forest fires have been recorded in 22 regions of Peru so far this year, causing 15 deaths and 98 injuries. Related:Peru: Goverment […]

The fires were intensified by dry vegetation and a heat wave in Southern California. On Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as three massive wildfires continue to rage across four counties in Southern California. RELATED: Brazil: Fires Destroy Over 10,000 Hectares in Less Than Three Days Newsom traveled to Highland and […]

Bolivia recorded 43 forest fires in the department of Santa Cruz on Tuesday, 13 more than last week’s reported, and because of the risk of fire spreading, the inhabitants of some indigenous communities in the area abandoned their homes. RELATED:Bolivia Reports Seven Forest Fires and New Record of Heat “Our early warning system registers 43 […]