The destruction of this scale brought by the devastating floods was never seen before in Pakistan. The death toll tops 1000, with 33 million people displaced. As a result of monsoon rains that triggered extreme flooding in a large part
Pakistan is facing one of the worst natural calamities. The flood situation is highly critical in northern areas, including Kohistan, Dir, Swat, and Muzaffarabad. A high alert has been issued in the Peshawar basin catchment area as the flood water
The ongoing spell of rain has wreaked havoc and caused flash floods across Balochistan, Sindh, southern Punjab, and some parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The floods killed over 830 people, affecting more than 3 million directly or indirectly. Floods have also
A fire broke out in Landiras in Gironde south of Bordeaux, France. The burned scar rose from 400 hectares by Tuesday evening to 6,000 hectares overnight. A total of 5000 people were evacuated from nearby municipalities including Saint-Magne, Belin-Béliet, Hostens,
A fire broke out in Berlin’s Grunewald Forest, which was apparently triggered by an unintentional explosion at the police training site. A major challenge is a drought and the 50 tons of ammunition stored there at the blast site. According
A wildfire is burning along Germany and Czech Republic border in Saxon Switzerland National Park. The fire burned more than 60 hectares of forest. The village of Hřensko was evacuated, and some houses already burned down. Disaster emergency level for
A wildfire is burning District Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg. The fire started on July 25 and as of today, the fire burns more than 800 hectares of forest. The local communities of Kölsa and Rehfeld were evacuated. Evacuation has been planned
23/07/2022: Fast-growing wildfire known by the name “oakfire” is raging through Mariposa County near Yosemite National Park. It is the largest active wildfire fire in California. At least 6,555 acres burned and is 0% contained. The fire started at around
A wildfire burning north of Salmon has now grown to over 16,581 acres and is 0% contained. It started on 17 July and is still active, raging in the whole region. The Moose Fire is located approximately five miles
With a sweltering heatwave hanging over most of the Northern Hemisphere, mercury temperature exceeds 40°C for the first time in various parts of Europe. As a consequence, the drought intensified and countries are now ravaged by wildfires. The air temperature