The pilots of a Greek air force water-dropping plane died when they crashed while battling a forest fire on the island of Evia, east of Athens, the Defense Ministry said. Greece says water-bomber pilots killed in crash Satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies show the extent of the fires on Corfu.Īuthorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from Corfu on Monday alone. Satellite images show extent of Corfu fireįirefighters are struggling to beat back blazes still raging on Rhodes and Corfu amid a new wave of soaring temperatures.Ī fire service spokesman said the worst blazes were on the two islands which are also popular tourist destinations. "Municipal governments need to plan for this type of weather conditions that might be very good for fires to expand in several regions," he added. "We saw that the heat wave was made 2.5 degrees more intense than it would have been without climate change," Pinto said. Rather, we could witness small mean changes in global surface temperature and "large increases at the regional level." Pinto, a climatologist at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, said global heating is not happening at the same rate across the world. He co-authored a study released Tuesday that found the heat waves parts of the world are experiencing would have been "extremely rare" without human-induced climate change. Global warming helps create conditions for fires, says scientistĬlimate scientist Izidine Pinto told DW that the current heat wave created the "perfect weather conditions" to help the blazes spread, including "dry soils, heat and wind." In neighboring Tunisia, the official TAP news agency reported that a school principal died of asphyxiation from a fire in Nafza, in the northwest.įire crews also fought scattered wildfires in southeastern France, including one near Arles in Provence involving 300 firefighters and a water-dropping helicopter.Īuthorities have issued high-level fire warnings, and access to several forested areas along the French Riviera and in Corsica has been prohibited.Īs a precaution, authorities in Turkey evacuated several homes and a hospital on Tuesday due to a wildfire that spread through a forested area close to the Mediterranean resort of Kemer in Antalya province. The Interior Ministry has, however, reported that 80% of the fires that began on Sunday have been extinguished. Authorities battling blazes in several countries in Europe, Africaįires raging in northern Algeria have left at least 34 people dead. She said that police were investigating whether he was a shepherd who went missing on Sunday. Police spokeswoman Konstantia Dimoglidou told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency that the man was found "charred." Man found dead in Evia after shepherd reported missingĪ man has been found dead on the Greek island, bringing the confirmed death toll from fires in Greece up to 3. Local media reported the explosion of landmines from a 1990s war due to the fires. The Firefighters Community said buildings were not threatened for the time being. Some 130 firefighters were battling the blaze. Two Canadair planes deployed at nearby locations since morning were forced to turn back, the HVZ said. Strong winds prevented the deployment of aircraft to the affected area. "A hurricane southern wind blowing in the Dubrovnik-Neretva canton has fueled a widespread open space fire in the area of the Dubrovnik Plat community," the Croatian Firefighters Community (HVZ) said. Wildfires spread south of the Croatian city of Dubrovnik late on Tuesday, hitting an area just 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) from the medieval top tourist attraction. Local residents of a village among those affected, armed themselves with buckets of water and hosepipes, as they desperately attempted to protect their houses against the flames, fanned by the strong winds.Īuthorities maintained no major injuries or damage to houses were reported. The latter halted their efforts as the night set in. Over 600 firefighters were sent to battle the flames, aided by 198 vehicles and water-bombing planes. Strong winds complicated efforts to put down the flames. The fire started in the afternoon in a mountainous area in the Sintra-Cascais natural park west of Lisbon. Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters were deployed on Tuesday to put out wildfires which spread across a natural park near the popular tourist destination of Cascais. Algeria is among North African countries affected by a major heatwave with temperatures as high as 49 Degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit).
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