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'Ecological disaster' feared as Greece battles massive forest fire
The fire is “one of the biggest in the past 20 to 30 years”.
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The fire is “one of the biggest in the past 20 to 30 years”.
People are being reminded not to light fires near forests or open land.
Around 600 people fled their homes in three villages in Brandenburg 50 kilometres southwest of the capital.
At least 64 people have died in fires that swept through the centre of the country at the weekend.
At least 62 people died as the fire swept through central Portugal at the weekend.
Portugal was sweltering under a severe heatwave yesterday with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees celsius in several regions.
A blaze around 5km long is still burning at Cloosh Valley in Galway today.
The high temperatures of the past weekend have left Irish firefighters under pressure as many gorse fires broke out across the country.
A request has been made to the Air Corps to help fire-fighters in their attempts to extinguish the blaze.
There were no reports of damage.
The severity of the blaze prompted authorities to declare it a national emergency.
The government has also warned of further danger across the nation from extreme heat predicted in several states this week.
The Air Corps AW 139 helicopter has so far been successful in containing the spread of the fires near Glengesh in south Donegal.
Rain forecast for some afflicted areas in next 48 hours may help in battle as Clare Chief Fire Officer condemns those who set blazes deliberately.
A boy of 10 is questioned in Northern Ireland, while firefighters continue to tackle blazes in Donegal and Offaly.
The Irish Defence Forces carry out aerial assessment of west Donegal area hit by gorse fire, as NI crews tackle major fires in the Mourne Mountain region.