A tornado tore through a village in southwestern France on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes, authorities said. French authorities had placed swaths of the country’s southwest on orange alert for storms, and numerous areas were hit with power outages and the disruption of transportation. In the Aude region, officials canceled the […]
A huge forest fire near Bordeaux in southwestern France has revealed World War II shells in the village of Le Porge, where all residents returned to their homes on Monday after days of demining operations. Around 400 shells and pieces of ammunition have been recovered in the area where over 180 homes were destroyed by […]
Even though France’s biggest wildfire crisis since 1949 has been contained, many of the blazes are still burning. Ramy Inocencio reports from France. France makes major progress in wildfire fight, but danger still lurks #France #major #progress #wildfire #fight #danger #lurks
Europe’s wildfire emergency eased across much of western Europe on Saturday, but its most dangerous front shifted to Greece, where gale-force winds drove flames through a seaside resort, forced hundreds to flee by sea and hampered firefighting aircraft. For Greece, the danger carried grim resonance: a 2018 wildfire at the seaside community of Mati, near Athens, […]
Ege-Cap Ferret, France — French authorities gave the go-ahead Thursday for 84,000 evacuees forced out by a monster wildfire to go back to their homes in southwest France, the strongest sign yet that firefighters are turning a corner in their battle against the flames that have burned an area four times the size of Paris. The […]
The deadly wildfires in Europe continued to burn on Wednesday, with one of the biggest in the Bordeaux region, famous for its wine. The newest challenge is brutal heat with temperatures topping 100 degrees. Ramy Inocencio is on the frontlines with the firefighters. Firefighters battle France flames that have burned for over a week #Firefighters […]
More than 2,500 firefighters in France are battling fires across the country. Meanwhile in Spain, over 1,000 firefighters are trying to contain 16 active fires, with the Avila Fire the country’s worst on record. Ramy Inocencio reports. Wildfire in France has burned an area four times the size of Paris #Wildfire #France #burned #area #times […]
Two firefighters died Wednesday while battling a blaze on the Greek island of Crete, officials said, while crews in southern France worked to extinguish a massive, uncontained wildfire that had spread to roughly four times the size of Paris. Across Europe, firefighters confronted a dangerous combination of high temperatures, drought and powerful winds, compromising containment […]
Wildfires scorch Spain and France with more dry weather expected – CBS News Watch CBS News Firefighters in Spain and France are battling some of the worst wildfires western Europe has ever seen with more hot and dry weather anticipated. Ramy Inocencio reports. Wildfires scorch Spain and France with more dry weather expected #Wildfires #scorch […]
A fast-moving wildfire in France has already scorched an area more than four times the size of Paris and destroyed more than 200 homes in its path. Meanwhile, a second fire is forcing more evacuations. Ramy Inocencio reports. Wildfire forces more than 220,000 to evacuate in France, destroys over 200 homes #Wildfire #forces #evacuate #France […]