FIRES

Actions continue to control wildfires in eastern Cuba

Published on: February 20, 2023
12:32

By: Juan M. Garcia

Holguin, Cuba, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) Forces from several organizations and volunteers continue to control a wildfire, which was described as very dangerous, in the mountainous area of Pinares de Mayaií, in eastern Cuba, on Monday.

Chile fights forest fires, prepares for reconstruction

Published on: February 11, 2023
11:40

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Santiago, Chile, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) Firefighters from Chile and several countries on Saturday continue to fight the forest fires in the country's central-south region, where some 400,000 hectares of land were affected and are considered among the worst in the last decade.

Chile appreciates Mexico’s help to face fires (+Photo)

Published on: February 6, 2023
11:43

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Santiago de Chile, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, today thanked his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, for sending 150 brigadiers to face the large-scale fires affecting the center-south of the country.

Fires devour 104,000 hectares of forests in Portugal

Published on: August 25, 2022
01:00

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Lisbon, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Forest fires have devoured 104,000 hectares of forests in Portugal this year, amid the worst drought and rise of temperatures in the last 500 years in Europe, specialized sources warned on Wednesday.

Syria expressed solidarity with Algeria for forest fires

Published on: August 18, 2022
08:01

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Damascus, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed full solidarity with the people and government of Algeria for the fires devastating forest areas in the states of Tarf and Setif.

Spanish President Pedro Sanchez calls to be extremely cautious

Published on: July 20, 2022
14:28

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Madrid, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Spanish President Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called to be extremely cautious in the face of the difficult and hard days ahead, in reference to the weather.

Spanish president visits areas hit by fires

Published on: July 18, 2022
13:45

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Madrid Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) Spanish President Pedro Sanchez on Monday visited the areas hit by fires in Casas de Miravete, Extremadura.

Fires in Urals and Siberia kill 16, injure 18

Published on: May 10, 2022
13:40

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Moscow, May 10 (Prensa Latina) Russian Acting Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Chupriyan on Tuesday reported to President Vladimir Putin that 16 people had been killed and 18 injured by the fires in the Urals and Siberia.

Red alert for forest fire in Chilean region of Valparaiso

Published on: March 1, 2022
09:11

By: Erich Tellez Corrales

Santiago de Chile, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in the Chilean region of Valparaíso decreed a red alert due to a forest fire with danger of spreading to populated areas, a local media published today.

Science warns of global wildfire crisis

Published on: February 23, 2022
09:17

By: Erich Tellez Corrales

Washington, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Increased heat and drought could lead to a 50 percent increase in forest fires worldwide, scientists warned today.

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