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Indonesia races to extinguish wildfires as dry season hits peak
Published on 01/10/2023
» Firefighters are rushing to extinguish forest and land fires across parts of Indonesia, with the scorching weather in the Southeast Asian nation worsened by an El Nino dry spell and set to peak this month.
Participants hopeful about SX 2023
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/10/2023
» Sustainability Expo (SX) 2023 was soft-launched on Friday, with participants highlighting local products' potential to create a better life for all.
Spain sends two planes with rescuers to quake-hit Morocco
AFP, Published on 11/09/2023
» MADRID - Spain on Sunday sent 86 rescuers and eight search dogs to Morocco following the powerful earthquake that killed over 2,100 people, responding to a formal request for help from Rabat.
Experts blame poor govt preparation for Greek fires' devastation
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» ATHENS - While the Greek government has been quick to blame global warming for the summer's devastating wildfires, some experts argue that poor planning is at least as much to blame.
India reports hottest, driest August on record
Published on 01/09/2023
» India has reported its hottest and driest August since national records began more than a century ago, the latest in a string of records broken worldwide as climate change intensifies.
Greek summer wildfires will burn over 150,000 hectares: PM
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» ATHENS - Devastating wildfires in Greece will ravage more than 150,000 hectares (370,600 acres) by the end of the summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis estimated Thursday, blaming the climate crisis for the disaster.
Greek wildfire death toll rises to 21
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» ATHENS: Greek firefighters struggled Friday to contain scores of wildfires stretching nationwide, as the week's death toll from the raging blazes rose to 21.
20 dead after six days of wildfires in Greece
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» ACHARNES, Greece: Hundreds of firefighters in Greece struggled Thursday to tame major wildfires burning for a sixth day, leaving 20 dead and prompting growing outrage among stricken residents.
Greek firefighters challenged on multiple fronts
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» ATHENS: Greek firefighters on Wednesday struggled to contain uncontrolled fires throughout the country for a fifth day, several of them bordering an acrid, smoke-filled Athens.
Athens district evacuated as Greek fire death toll hits 20
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» ALEXANDROUPOLI (GREECE) - Thousands of people in an outer district of Greece's capital Athens were under evacuation orders Tuesday as firefighters battled a steadily growing wave of wildfires around the country that has left 20 dead.