Japan: Wildfire in Yamanashi continues to burn
A wildfire that broke out on Saturday in the mountains spanning Japan's Kofu City and Fuefuki City in Yamanashi prefecture remained uncontained, local media reported on Sunday.
A wildfire that broke out on Saturday in the mountains spanning Japan's Kofu City and Fuefuki City in Yamanashi prefecture remained uncontained, local media reported on Sunday.
Multiple wildfires have ravaged Los Angeles County, fueled by high winds and dry conditions. Emergency services have been working tirelessly to contain the flames since Tuesday.
A massive wildfire in the US state of Oregon has grown rapidly to some 600 square miles (1,554 sq km), an area more than half the size of Rhode Island's land mass, officials have said.
Crews in Northern California continued battling the largest wildfire of the year in the western US state, which has left more than 130 structures destroyed and thousands of people evacuated.
A wildfire was burning for a third day on a mountain near Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa.
Meteorologists across Europe have warned that the longer the heat wave, the greater the repercussions in terms of forest fires and people’s health.
The work of recording the panchnamas, taking photographs of the bodies before sending them for autopsy and other procedures is currently underway, said an official
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has declared a local state of emergency for the Alisal Fire. Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued.
Statewide, more than 9,400 firefighters remain on the frontlines of 12 major wildfires in California as of Saturday, according to Cal Fire.
"Dry conditions continue with relative humidity lowering into the single digits in many areas," the report noted, adding that wind had increased since Tuesday night
