As firefighting efforts have been scaled back in the South Peninsula, where multiple fires erupted in Tokai on Friday, 25 April, several areas within Table Mountain National Park are being deemed ‘successfully contained’. ‘The area along Boyes Drive into Kalk Bay, around Clovelly and along Ou Kaapse Weg into Noordhoek has been deemed safe,’ said City of […]

A fire destroyed over 50 houses in a camp of displaced people in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, an aid group said Thursday. Footage that was captured by the General Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur showed the fire that happened Tuesday in Mukjar camp. There were no reports of casualties and it […]

According to reports, the paramedics treated a total of 11 people, five of whom were declared dead due to smoke inhalation. Related: Wildfires Devastate Argentine Patagonia: Greenpeace Blames Crisis on Lack of Prevention This Monday, a devastating fire at a private addiction rehabilitation center in San Miguel Topilejo, south of Mexico City, resulted in a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]