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Plans being made to deal with future forest fires
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This week, an inter-ministerial committee meeting for dealing with forest, woodland and open space fires was held, headed by the Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Fire and Emergency Management and the Deputy Commissioner of the Fire Department, as part of the implementation of Gover
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Europe faces record-breaking wildfires as climate change worsens 2025 seas
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Europe's 2025 wildfire season has broken records, with over one million hectares burned and 1,800 fires reported, Euro News stated. Experts blame climate change, citing hotter, drier conditions. Authorities warn that proactive landscape management, including controlled burning and vegetation
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UAE rescue team continues its efforts to contain forest fires in Albania
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The UAE rescue team is battling wildfires in Albania, conducting 27 aerial missions with Black Hawk helicopters and 680 water drops using over 1,261 tons of water. Despite high temperatures and rugged terrain, the team works closely with Albanian authorities to contain fires and prevent reig
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UAE rescue team intensifying field operations to extinguish forest fires i
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The team is intensifying its field operations, which come under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, using the latest equipment to monitor fire sites, ensure control, and prevent their recurrence, despite the challenges posed by high temper
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UAE Rescue Team continues forest firefighting operations in Albania
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The UAE Rescue Team is continuing its efforts for the fourth consecutive day to extinguish multiple wildfires in various locations across the Republic of Albania, in close coordination with Albanian authorities.
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Abdullah bin Zayed discusses bilateral relations, forest fire developments
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has discussed with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Montenegro, Milojko Spajic, bolstering bilateral relations and ways to accelerate cooperation between the two countries, to serve their shared interests.
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Awareness for forest fires through kirtans: PM Modi praises Odisha's Radha
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised Radhakrishna Sankirtan Mandali for spreading awareness regarding forest fires through 'kirtans' in Odisha's Keonjhar.
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Flights at Marseille airport suspended due to major fire
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A large forest fire in southern France has reached Marseille, and flights at the city's airport have been suspended. This was reported by BFMTV on July 8.
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Turkey: 10 suspects arrested over forest fires
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement published on his X account, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that 44 suspects were detained in relation to 65 forest fires that occurred in 12 provinces between June 26 and July 4, 10 of them were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on six of them.
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Haryana: "FIR has been filed, arrests made in Aravalli forest fire," says
Updated : 9 months ago IST
A fire engulfed five acres of Aravalli forest in Nuh district of Haryana on Thursday, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Vishram Kumar Meena said that the incident had been investigated, and a review meeting was held.
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J-K: Forest fire near NH-144A brought under control
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A massive forest fire that broke out near Bhaga village in Reasi district, close to NH-144A, has been brought under control on Saturday.
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J-K: Massive forest fire breaks out near NH-144A in Reasi; firefighting ef
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The fire, which had been raging for several days, prompted immediate action from forest authorities and emergency services as it threatened nearby villages and infrastructure, including the crucial national highway route.
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