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21 June 2022, Spain, Villardeciervos: A dead deer lies on the ground following a forest fire in the Sierra de la Culebra. Photo: Emilio Fraile/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

DISASTER

Fire brigades bring wildfires in northern Spain under control

The Nomad Today 6/22/22

However, the official forest fire season still lies ahead, in July and August

19 June 2022, Spain, Maquirriain: Firefighters extinguish the fire advancing from the area of Ujue to Maquirriain. This is one of the fires that remain active in the region. Photo: Eduardo Sanz/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

DISASTER

Evacuations as forest fires rage in northern Spain

The Nomad Today 6/21/22

The villagers have been housed in emergency accommodation

19 June 2022, Spain, Maquirriain: A firefighter arrives to the Maquirriain area after advancing the Ujue fire. This is one of the fires that remain active in the region. Photo: Eduardo Sanz/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

DISASTER

Spanish heatwave eases, but forest fires continue to rage

The Nomad Today 6/20/22

The worst fire in the Sierra de la Culebra in north-western Spain near Portugal was brought under control, however, thanks to falling temperatures and occasional rain

16 June 2022, Spain, Zamora: A firefighter works to extinguish the forest fire in Sierra Culebra. Photo: Emilio Fraile/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

DISASTER

Eight Spanish villages evacuated due to forest fires

The Nomad Today 6/17/22

The fire in the region has destroyed around 9,000 hectares on the Sierra de la Culebra mountain range

15 June 2022, Spain, Tafalla: A firefighter holds a hose to put out the forest fire near the NA-132 road. Photo: Eduardo Sanz/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Spain

HEATWAVE

Trio of fires causes alarm in Catalonia as Spain suffers heatwave

The Nomad Today 6/16/22

Farmers in the region have been urged to come out with their tractors to dig trenches, as firebreaks

10 June 2022, Spain, Pujerra: A firefighting helicopter pours water over a burned area to control a wild fire near Pujerra on the Costa del Sol. Photo: Álex Zea/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

DISASTER

Wildfire that forced thousands to evacuate in Spain under control

The Nomad Today 6/11/22

Officials said about 2,000 people had to evacuate their homes as a precaution but they have now been allowed to return

09 June 2022, Spain, Pujerra: Firefighters who worked all night on the wildfire in the Sierra Bermeja mountain range arrive by helicopter at the command post in Pujerra. Photo: Álex Zea/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

EMERGENCY

More than 3,000 evacuated due to forest fire in southern Spain

The Nomad Today 6/9/22

Three firefighters were injured

20 May 2022, Spain, Palma de Mallorca: The restaurant "Why Not" near the Ballermann is seen in flames. Police have arrested 13 German holidaymakers on the Spanish island of Mallorca for allegedly starting a fire in the German-run restaurant near a popular beach strip. Photo: 5vision/dpa.

Tourism

BURNED RESTAURANT

German tourists arrested in Mallorca for allegedly starting a fire

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/23/22

Two people were slightly injured, the Mallorca Zeitung daily reported

HANDOUT - 18 February 2022, Portugal, ----: Smoke rises from a freighter in the Atlantic Ocean south of the Azores. A freighter carrying about 4000 German cars belonging to the Volkswagen Group caught fire, according to the Portuguese Navy. The 22 crew members had abandoned the almost 200-metre-long Felicity Ace and were brought to safety, a spokesperson told dpa on Friday. (best quality available) Photo: ---/Marinha Portugal/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Berichterstattung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits.

World

DISASTER

Firefighting efforts prove complex as ship burns with cars on board

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/19/22

Many of the vehicles on board are electric models whose batteries made putting the fire out even more complicated, he said

Video

Fire in Galapagar building

Video

Fire in Galapagar building

The Nomad Today 1/24/22

A night fire that spread rapidly across the roof of a three-storey block of flats forced the evacuation of some 60 people from their homes in Galapagar (northwest of the Madrid region).

Fire in Galapagar building

Spain

FIRE

VIDEO: 60 people evacuated from their homes due to a fire in Galapagar

The Nomad Today 1/24/22

The Civil Guard is now investigating the causes of the fire together with the Galapagar Local Police

FILED - The Indian city of Mumbai pictured in this file shot from October 18, 2012. Photo: picture alliance / dpa.

World

TRAGEDY

Six killed, 25 injured in Mumbai residential building fire

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/22/22

Deadly fires are common in India and are often caused by substandard or ageing electrical material

19 January 2022, Spain, Moncada: A general view of a nursing home, following a fire left at least six people dead. Photo: Rober Solsona/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

UPDATE

Six residents killed in fire at Spanish home for the elderly

The Nomad Today 1/19/22

Three of the residents of the old people's home were in critical condition and the death toll could still rise

09 January 2022, US, New York: A firefighter hoists a ladder to rescue people through their windows after a fire broke out inside a third-floor duplex apartment in a Bronx apartment building, left at Least 19 Dead, Including 9 Children. Photo: Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/dpa.

World

TRAGEDY

19 killed in apartment block fire in New York, mayor says

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/10/22

Nine of the dead were children, CNN reported, citing a city official

30 November 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Police officers stand near a building where a fire has broken out. At least four people have died, two of them minors. Photo: Kike Rincón/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

TRAGEDY

Four dead in fire in Barcelona, two young children among victims

The Nomad Today 11/30/21

All the victims belonged to the same family

19 November 2021, Netherlands, Rotterdam: A scooter was set on fire during a protest against the 2G policy at the Coolsingel. Violent riots broke out in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam during a demonstration by hundreds of people against stricter anti-coronavirus measures. Photo: Killian Lindenburg/ANP/dpa.

World

PANDEMIC

Seven injured as police fire shots at Rotterdam coronavirus riots

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/20/21

There were incidents of arson, fireworks were set off and police and firefighters were pelted with objects

A general view of a destroyed bus on Abbott Drive where assailants hijacked and set the vehicle alight in an attack politicians have linked to loyalist opposition to Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol. Photo: David Young/PA Wire/dpa.

World

BELFAST

Bus hijacked and set on fire near Northern Ireland loyalist estate

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/8/21

Disorder also broke out at a community interface in west Belfast twice last week

HANDOUT - Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) meets with (L-R) Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Alexei Teksler, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Urals Federal District Vladimir Yakushev and Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Yevgeny Zinichev while flying around the regions of the Chelyabinsk Region affected by fires. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

DISASTER

Putin enters Russian wildfire battle as blazes continue to rage

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/10/21

In Yakutia alone, more than 6 million hectares of forest and meadows have already been consumed by the flames, wrote The Siberian Times news site

The Lakhta center, also known as Gazprom Tower, in St Petersburg. Photo: Pixabay.

World

ENERGY

Russia's Gazprom reduces deliveries to West after fire in gas plant

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/6/21

Experts assume that the company will not repair the damaged facilities

A village in Siberia. Photo: Pixabay/File photo.

World

SIBERIA

Over 100 Russian villages engulfed by smoke as forest fires spread

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/23/21

Environmental activists believe that 3 million hectares are affected