Europe wildfires: more than 300,000 flee homes and holiday accommodation as fires rage

Fires displace people on massive scale and trigger one of the largest peacetime civilian evacuation operations ever carried out in France More than 250,000 people flee wildfires in France and Spain Hello and welcome back to our rolling coverage of the wildfires spreading through parts of Spain and France. Thousands crowded into emergency shelters in France and Spain on Sunday after wildfires drove more than 300,000 people to flee their homes and holiday accommodation. Continue reading...

By Wendy Frew

Photos: Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes

As the flames approached the city of Bordeaux, 55,000 more people had to be evacuated from their homes overnight.

2,000 passengers stranded overnight at Hong Kong airport due to Typhoon Noul

About 2,000 passengers were stranded overnight at Hong Kong International Airport as Typhoon Noul battered the city, with some dismayed by their disrupted journeys while others complained about hotel room rates that had risen from HK$2,000 (US$255) to HK$3,000 per night. In the airport’s departure hall, almost all the chairs were occupied on Sunday morning, with some passengers sitting on luggage trolleys. Many slept on benches, while others anxiously checked the status of flights on their...

By Eric Jiang,Vivian Au

Wildfires ravage southwest France: Thousands face devastation after evacuation

A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to 220,000 in one region alone, as flames crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux. Authorities in France's Gironde region, where Bordeaux is located, issued overnight evacuation orders for five more localities southwest of the historic city, as shifting, gusting winds and arid conditions complicated the massive effort to limit the spread of ...

By FRANCE24

Watch: Wildfires rage across France, Spain as thousands flee, national emergency declared

By TOI WORLD DESK

China declares highest flash flood alert as Typhoon Noul hits land, forces thousands to relocate

The year's 12th tropical cyclone and China's third this month, Noul, which means the glow of sunrise or sunset in Korean, struck the coast of Huidong County at about 3:50 a.m.

French firefighters battle to keep blazes from Bordeaux

Firefighters battled to control wildfires threatening the French city of Bordeaux on Sunday, while authorities evacuated increasing numbers of people from its suburbs. The southwestern French region has been hit by wildfires during an intense summer heatwave that has gripped many parts of Europe. Spain has declared a national emergency and a wildfire near Valencia […]

Korea's extreme heat spreads beyond Daegu

Daegu, traditionally known as South Korea's hottest city and nicknamed "Daefrica," is no longer the sole area affected by extreme summer heat. Scorching temperatures are now impacting North Gyeongsang Province, leading weather authorities to expand severe heat wave warnings on Sunday. "High temperatures are becoming increasingly widespread, not only in Daegu but also across inland and eastern coastal areas of North Gyeongsang Province," a Korea Meteorological Administration official said. At 11

By The Korea Herald

‘It was moving at a wicked pace. You could hear it roaring’ — The battle to save Slievenamon from wildfires

On a harrowing week for the Tipperary community, people have rallied to help contain blaze with water, manpower and machinery

By Tommy Conlon

Typhoon Noul hits southern China, 700,000 evacuated

HONG KONG - Typhoon Noul will dump heavy to ​torrential rain across much ‌of southern China for two days after sweeping the province of Guangdong and neighbouring Hong Kong with gale-force winds, following landfall on Sunday, forecasters said.

Typhoon Noul forces Malaysia Airlines to cancel flights to Shenzhen and Hong Kong

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Malaysia Airlines has cancelled several flights between Kuala Lumpur, Shenzhen and Hong Ko...

By Malay Mail