Udhampur Forests catches fire
Fire is spreading rapidly in the forests of Udhampur. The fire that continued for three days has caused huge damage. Hundreds of trees and wood have been destroyed in the fire.
Jun 13, 2024, 11:00 AM IST
Indian Army, IAF Called In As Forestfire In Nainital Reaches High Court Colony
Indian Air Force's Mi-17 helicopter has been deployed to extinguishing the wildfires.
Apr 27, 2024, 12:37 PM IST
Uttarakhand Forest Fire: Massive fire broke out in Nainital Forest
Uttarakhand Forest Fire: As the heat increases, the fire in the forests of Uttarakhand has started taking a severe form.
Apr 27, 2024, 12:22 PM IST
Chile's Deadliest Forest Fires: 112 Dead In Worst Disaster Since 2010 Earthquake
Fierce forest fires in Central Chile have claimed the lives of 112 people, with hundreds still missing
Feb 05, 2024, 10:56 AM IST
Massive Wildfires In Chile Kills 51, Toll Expected to Climb
Wildfires are not uncommon in Chile over summer months. Last year, on the back of a record heat wave, some 27 people died and more than 990,000 acres were affected.
Feb 04, 2024, 08:12 AM IST
Greece Forests catches fire
Greece Forest Fire: The forests of Greece are turning into shoals. The fire has increased so much that it is now spreading in residential areas. Know what is the current situation in this report.
Jul 19, 2023, 12:06 PM IST
Fire breaks out in forests of Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh, Tehri Garhwal; pics surface
Because of a lack of resources, the fire cannot be contained, and local residents claim that the government is unaware of the raging inferno in Tehri, reported by news agency ANI.
Apr 26, 2022, 14:10 PM IST
Fueled by high winds, US witnesses one of largest wildfires
The National Interagency Fire Centre reports that 3,496 square kilometres of land have been burned this year, outpacing the 10-year average by 30%.
Apr 26, 2022, 09:50 AM IST
New Mexico declares emergency in wake of multiple wildfires
There were 81 square miles (209 square kilometres) of burned ponderosa pine, oak brush, and grass in the area north of Mora County's by Sunday morning after an uncontained wildfire started on April 17.
Apr 25, 2022, 14:08 PM IST
Massive fire breaks out in Jharkhand's Bigha forest, 4 injured
The fire ravaged trees spread over six hectares of land, causing huge loss to the department, said Divisional Forest Officer RN Mishra, as per PTI.
Apr 16, 2022, 23:10 PM IST
Forest fire destroyed 12 houses and 100 hectares in Chile
Chilean authorities have declared a red alert in the Tiltil commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region and evacuated residents due to a forest fire that started on Wednesday.
Oct 01, 2021, 23:40 PM IST
Forest fire continue to blaze in Tehri district
The fire continues to rage and spread in forests of Uttarakhand with multiple fires reported from the Tehri forest area. Watch this video to know more.
Jun 03, 2019, 13:14 PM IST
Heatwave scorches Europe, from London to Siberia
Europe sizzled under a continent-wide heatwave on Wednesday, with London bracing for Britain`s hottest June day since 1976 as Portugal struggled to stamp out deadly forest fires.
Jun 21, 2017, 16:51 PM IST
Canada fires spew dust all the way to Switzerland
The wildfires, which forced the evacuation on May 3 of about 100,000 residents of Fort McMurray and surrounding areas in Alberta province, remains out of control.
Jun 04, 2016, 01:35 AM IST
Canada fires now advancing more slowly
Authorities had expressed fear the fire could spread east to Saskatchewan province. But Notley said the worst fears from Saturday had not been realised, at least not yet.
May 09, 2016, 04:16 AM IST
Uttarakhand forest fires show signs of abating
Forest fires raging through large parts of Uttarakhand began showing signs of abating as two IAF choppers and over 10,000 personnel continued firefighting operations for the second day on Monday.
May 02, 2016, 23:38 PM IST
NDRF says ‘fire out in 70% of affected areas’, Centre sends team to probe Uttarakhand forest fires
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) confirmed that of the 427 locations, fire in 70 percent of the areas were out.
May 02, 2016, 06:55 AM IST
IAF choppers dump water to douse forest fires; Centre sends probe team to Uttarakhand
Three Mi 17 choppers of the IAF on Sunday dumped loads of water on forest fires raging for days in Nainital and Pauri districts in Uttarakhand.
May 02, 2016, 00:21 AM IST
Uttarakhand forest fires: Things as they happened on Sunday
Raging forest fires have destroyed vast swathes of forested land across Uttarakhand.
May 01, 2016, 22:29 PM IST
After Uttarakhand, now Himachal faces the brunt of forest fires, 50 ha of woodland destroyed
Majority of fire incidents are reported from the pine forests during summers every year when pine trees shed their dry needles, which are highly inflammable, the report added.
May 01, 2016, 18:30 PM IST
