ENVIRONMENT - SKY NIGHTLY

Some 40,000 people evacuated due to wildfire in southwest France: minister

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Some 40,000 people have been evacuated from a popular tourist destination in southwest France due to a wildfire that has already ravaged more than 10,000 hectar...

Hundreds flee French peninsula by boat to escape wildfire

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Hundreds of people fled by boat from a peninsula in western France on Friday, as authorities ordered it evacuated in the face of a rapidly advancing wildfire.

More than 80,000 flee forest infernos in France and Spain

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Europe's wildfire crisis forced more than 80,000 people to flee for safety Friday, as holidaymakers boarded boats to escape fires on one French peninsula and Sp...

In Senegal, a feverish ancestral hunt beckons the rain

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Against a frenzy of drums, chanting and gunfire, a few hundred Serer men parade about in a trance-like state, brandishing the day's hunt -- jackals, monitor liz...

Thousands flee wildfires in southern Europe

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Luggage-clad residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid on Friday as wildfires swept through par...

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main events related to the fires raging in Europe.

19,000 people evacuated or confined due to Madrid wildfires: official

Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)

At least 19,000 people in the Madrid region have been evacuated or ordered to remain indoors due to wildfires that have become the worst in the region's history...

France evacuates 20,000 as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Flames roared through crackling pine trees on Thursday as a wildfire gained ground on the coast of southwestern France, forcing more than 20,000 tourists and re...

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands of people to flee as h...

Albania police teargas protesters against Trump-linked resort

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Police used tear gas and water cannon on Thursday against protesters outside the parliament in Albania, where a tourism project linked to the Trump family has s...

Wildfires ravage parts of southern France, Italy and Spain

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, having claimed the lives of three firefighters and sparked thousands of evacuatio...

Floods in northeast India kill at least 41

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 41 people in India's northeast Assam state, officials said Thursday, as authorities pursued re...

Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes in parts of Europe

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires swept across parts of Italy, France and Spain on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands to flee as scorching temperatures and str...

Chad's desert east faces 'dire need' for access to water

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

In Chad's far-flung east, a "dire need" for water blights lives and fuels deadly violence over access to wells in an impoverished and sweltering desert region.

Giant swing on Swiss peak aims to boost summer tourism as Alps warm

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

As the chairlift nears the Grand Chamossaire peak at the Villars ski resort in the Swiss Alps, screams of terror and delight suddenly pierce the air.

'Like a war zone': France evacuates 20,000 due to wildfires

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Black smoke darkened the skies and crackling flames roared through pine trees in a forest in southwest France on Thursday as wildfires have forced more than 20,...

Sri Lanka warns of drought, floods from El Nino

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Sri Lanka is heading for a severe drought followed by devastating floods due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the environment minister warned on Thursday.

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires sweeping through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday forced thousands of people to flee blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong wi...

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands of people to flee as h...

France evacuates thousands of tourists as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

More than 10,000 tourists had evacuated camping sites and other holiday accommodation in southwest France on Thursday, as a wildfire fire ravaged a seaside pine...