LISBON: Forest fires halted traffic on motorways in the Aveiro region of northern Portugal Monday as homes were engulfed by a string of blazes that broke out over the weekend, local authorities said. Nearly 1,600 firefighters were battling 20 fires Monday, with the country placed on alert from Saturday to Tuesday evening because of high […]
Firefighters successfully reduced the spread of a massive wildfire in Brasília on Wednesday, after two days of intense flames destroyed 20% of the National Forest of Brasilia. The blaze, which officials suspect may have been caused by arson, blanketed the city in thick smoke. The fire erupted during the peak of the dry season, where […]
NOTTINGHAM: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s stunning strike earned Wolverhampton Wanderers their first point of the Premier League season with a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. In a frantic start to the game, New Zealand striker Chris Wood headed the hosts into a 10th-minute lead from a corner, having been left completely unmarked in the penalty […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has served notices to the forest department and others over encroachment of 24,000 acres forest land by influential persons in Sindh, ARY News reported on Thursday. The court issued notices over a miscellaneous petition filed by a citizen Ali Nawaz Unar against the encroachment. “Around 24,000 acres of forest […]
Fires that have ravaged forests around Turkey’s third most-populous city Izmir for the past four days have largely been brought under control, authorities said Sunday. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said that efforts to douse hotspots were continuing but that the flames were now largely controlled in one place. “There is no risk in […]
ANKARA: Firefighters are battling a strong forest fire in the Aegean resort city of Izmir for a third day, Turkish media and officials said Saturday, with hundreds more people evacuated overnight. Helicopters and water bombers which were grounded due to strong winds continued their fight against the flames on Saturday morning, the NTV news channel […]
OUR CORRESPONDENT: The forest fire season which had been set by the Forest Department is expected to reach its end on August 15. This fire season takes place every year from May 15 to August 15, during which arrangements are made to prevent forest fires which may be prone to catching in the extreme heat […]
ISLAMABAD: In a heart-warming display of environmental stewardship, a group of passionate youngsters have asked every citizen to come together and join hands with the Punjab government’s monsoon tree planting campaign, aiming to restore the degraded Takht Pari Forest to its former lush glory. Talking to the state-run PTV news channel a group of youngsters […]