As wildfires burn, Sweden to support ravaged communities
“Sweden is in a very serious situation” says Social Democrat Justice Minister Morgan Johansson on Tuesday morning, as Sweden’s emergency
Read more“Sweden is in a very serious situation” says Social Democrat Justice Minister Morgan Johansson on Tuesday morning, as Sweden’s emergency
Read moreFirefighters combat wildfires from the Kola Peninsula (Northwestern Russia) to Norrbotten (Northern Sweden) as record heat wave continues north of
Read moreRain showers have helped subdue the worst of the forest fires currently raging in Eastern Lapland, according to local police.
Read moreThe large wildfires currently burning will not be put out until the snow comes in October or November, says the
Read moreThe fires raging across Sweden are in line with what scientists expect, as more greenhouse gases are emitted and the
Read moreFire officials have continued to combat forest fires for a third day in Pyhäranta, southwest Finland. Although subsiding winds helped
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 moreItalian water bombing planes arrived on Wednesday, as emergency services are working nonstop to try to control the fires, with
Read moreAt least eighty fires are burning around the country at present, and many are still not under control. According to
Read moreResidents in Innaarsuit are on standby for evacuation because a giant iceberg is looming over the island community in northwestern
Read moreFirefighters spent Monday and Tuesday battling flames caused by sparks from the wheels of a freight train passing through in
Read moreFinland does not have plans to publish war and crisis preparation guidelines to all of its residents as Sweden is
Read moreFires are raging at three peat facilities while a forest fire is also sweeping through part of Central Ostrobothnia, with
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