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A firefighting plane drops water, following a wildfire in Ille-sur-Tet near Perpignan, France, July 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Alexandre Dimou

Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as wildfire burns

The European Union said on Monday (6 July) it was sending four waterbombing aircraft to France from Cyprus ​and Sweden to help firefighters around the city of Perpignan.

Firefighters and emergency responders work to contain a wildfire on the outskirts of the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, 4 July 2026. Photo: AP/Giannis Papanikos via UNB

Hundreds of firefighters battle Portugal blaze; Greece issues toxic smoke alert

A firefighter works as wildfires continue in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, April 26, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to battle raging wildfires in the north

A firefighter stands in front of a burning building as fire and smoke rise from a forest fire in the Biobio region where, according to local media, multiple wildfires prompted emergency evacuations, in Concepcion, Chile, January 18, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Juan Gonzalez

Chile fires kill at least 18 as firefighters battle extreme heat, winds

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A year on, LA wildfire survivors struggle to rebuild

Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire approaching Trancoso, Portugal, August 13, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

Wildfires fanned by heatwave and strong winds rage across Europe

A firefighting vehicle drives down a road as flames rise from a wildfire burning on the island of Chios, Greece, August 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Konstantinos Anagnostou

'Cooked alive': Europe's wildfires hit tourism spots and forests

An aerial view of a wildfire near the village of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, southern France, August 6. French firefighters are battling to control the country's biggest wildfire in almost 80 years, with the blaze in the southern Aude region having already swept through an area bigger than Paris. Photo: Reuters via Securite Civile

France battles largest wildfire in decades, one person killed

Locals shout from a rooftop as flames rise from a burning house, while a wildfire burns in the village of Kryoneri, near Athens, Greece, July 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Greece battles wildfires across country, evacuates villages

Israeli security and rescue personnel work near Latrun in central Israel, as wildfires due to extreme heat and winds broke out in central Israel, April 30, 2025 REUTERS/Oren Ben Hakoon

Israel declares national emergency, seeks global assistance as massive wildfire nears Jerusalem

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Kashmir's forests ravaged by fires as human activity fuels surge

A man stands as a wildfire devastates the area in Andong, South Korea, March 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korean man cleaning gravesite suspected of starting wildfires: police

Over the past 19 years, the Sundarbans witnessed 30 fires, leading to the destruction of around 90 acres of forest land. Photo: TBS

Recurrent wildfires: Are the risks rising?