Wildfire situation improves after rain in central Sweden
After nearly two weeks of fires in east-central Sweden, several hundred homes are now safe to return to but efforts
Read moreAfter nearly two weeks of fires in east-central Sweden, several hundred homes are now safe to return to but efforts
Read moreThe biggest fires here are contained, and help from Finland is on its way. But the next few days will
Read moreThe Finnish government said it has decided to offer assistance to neighbouring Sweden as the country battles a historic rash
Read moreThe enormous forest fires here in Sweden have been surrounded, at great effort, and the emergency services are now able
Read more“Sweden is in a very serious situation” says Social Democrat Justice Minister Morgan Johansson on Tuesday morning, as Sweden’s emergency
Read moreThe large wildfires currently burning will not be put out until the snow comes in October or November, says the
Read moreSweden’s worst forest fire season in modern times is putting emergency services through their toughest days, and currently all they
Read moreHundreds of people have been forced to abandon their homes as forest fires are now reaching historic sizes. Jämtland County,
Read moreMaria Persson, who runs the Helags mountain station in Jämtland (central Sweden), tells Radio Sweden that she is seeing more
Read moreFirefighters spent Monday and Tuesday battling flames caused by sparks from the wheels of a freight train passing through in
Read moreIt’s only mid-May but the mini heatwave has left large areas of Sweden bone-dry, leading to firefighters issuing a ban on public fires
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