Albanian firefighters battle blazes as southern and eastern Europe feels the heat
About 15 families were evacuated as firefighters used ground crews and helicopters to contain blazes in southern Albania amid a worsening Europe-wide heatwave.
- On Wednesday, Albanian firefighters battled a wildfire in the Mallakaster region, forcing evacuations of about 15 families with their livestock and pets. Ground and aerial forces deployed to protect homes near the village of Riban.
- The blaze erupted as a severe heatwave gripped large parts of Europe. Italy placed major cities under red heat alerts with temperatures around 40 Celsius , while Budapest braced for peaks of 42 Celsius .
- Firefighting efforts continued near Gjirokaster, where lightning likely ignited a blaze across rocky terrain. In Greece, a fire near Athens, possibly caused by vibrating electric conductors, gutted houses and farmland before firefighters largely contained it Wednesday.
- Britain's cereal harvest is on track to be the worst since 1984 as the hot, dry summer takes a heavy toll on agriculture. Hungarian households reduced power consumption following government appeals amid a severe drought.
- Europe, the world's fastest warming continent, has been ravaged by record-breaking heat and destructive wildfires this summer. France and Spain are among the areas particularly hard hit by the ongoing extreme weather conditions.
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The heat wave is also reaching its peak in the Balkans. Temperatures in Croatia and parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina will soar above 40 degrees. The heat record also fell in the Slovak capital yesterday with a measured temperature of 39.9 degrees. Due to record low river levels, Hungary and Romania are warning of an energy crisis. Several forest fires are also still raging. The worst is in Albania, where more than 700 firefighters are battling th…
Albania's emergency services were fighting a forest fire in the Mallakaster region, while Hungarians reduced electricity consumption, as a heat wave and drought continued to affect much of southern and eastern Europe. Read also: South Korea's President classifies a heat wave as a national disaster; deaths come to 19 extreme heat wave punishes Europe with drought and fires Europe, the fastest warming continent in the world, was devastated by reco…
Albania battles blazes, Hungary cuts power as Europe feels the heat
Albanian emergency services battled a wildfire in the southern region of Mallakaster, while Hungarians cut power consumption as a heatwave and drought continued to grip large parts of southern and eastern Europe.
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