Tag: Fire
More Than 11,000 Los Angeles County Residents Return Home After Evacuation Orders Lifted
Despite progress, rescue teams continue to search for at least 31 missing persons since the start of the fires on January 7. Related: California Doubles Number of National Guard Members To Fight Fires More than 11,000 residents of Los Angeles County have been able to return home after authorities lifted some evacuation orders in response […]
January 17, 2025
Death Toll From Forest Fires in Los Angeles Rises to 24
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone warned that the combination of strong winds, low humidity, and extremely dry vegetation keeps the fire threat at a “very high” level. Related: Increasing Winds Pose New Risks for Wildfire-Ravaged Los Angeles Local authorities confirmed today that the number of fatalities from the devastating forest fires in the […]
January 13, 2025
Los Angeles in Crisis: Wildfires Claim Lives and Destroy Thousands of Structures
The magnitude of these incidents has led authorities to warn that the final number of fatalities cannot be determined until investigation teams can safely access the affected areas. Related: Palisades Fire, an Unprecedented Disaster in California The city of Los Angeles is in the midst of a devastating crisis, marked by a series of wildfires […]
January 10, 2025
Palisades Fire, an Unprecedented Disaster in California
In the midst of this crisis, Los Angeles County faces five active fires, with the Palisades fire being the most destructive. Related: Devastating Wildfires Continue to Ravage California The Palisades fire, which has been out of control for two days, is shaping up as one of the most costly disasters in California’s history. With more […]
January 9, 2025
Australia Faces Extreme Temperatures and Fire Risk in Victoria
Jason Heffernan, director of the county fire authority, highlighted concerns about the spread of the fire and the possibility of new fires arising due to the extreme risk expected on Thursday. Related: Large Wildfire in Southern California Prompts Evacuations The Australian state of Victoria is on high alert for extreme weather conditions that could intensify […]
December 24, 2024
Ecuador: 17 Active Forest Fires
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 […]
November 18, 2024
Traffic Accident in Southern Guatemala Leaves 6 Dead, Including 3 Minors
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 […]
October 13, 2024
Bolivia: Arsenal Against Forest Fires to Be Stepped Up
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 […]
October 4, 2024
Wild Forest Fires in Greece Stills Actives and Out of Control
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 […]
October 2, 2024
Thailand: Rescue Teams Are Trying to Recover Bodies of Schoolchildren Trapped in a Burning Bus
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 […]