Wildfire

According to Africanews, wildfires in Jijel province, northeastern Algeria, have displaced families, prompting volunteers to mobilize and deliver essential supplies to affected communities. Algeria faces recurring wildfire seasons driven by climate conditions and terrain vulnerability, making civilian disaster response networks increasingly critical to humanitarian relief...

Algerian authorities recorded nearly 2,000 fires across the country in July 2026, according to Africanews. Residents were forced to evacuate and are now surveying losses from the devastation, with one evacuee quoted as saying 'we only tried to save our lives.'

More than 300,000 people evacuated their homes across France and Spain as Europe experienced severe wildfires during summer 2026, according to DW News. DW reports the fires spread despite both countries deploying some of the best-equipped firefighting resources in the world. DW's analysis argues that...

Emergency response crews in West Kalimantan, Indonesia are working to contain wildfires that have already burned tens of thousands of hectares across forests and peatlands. Thick haze from the blazes is spreading across affected areas, raising serious health concerns for millions of people in the...

Wildfires across Indonesia have burned more than 38,000 hectares in West Kalimantan, with fire crews working to contain blazes spreading dangerously close to residential areas. Hotspots are also reported in South Sumatra and Papua. Al Jazeera's Jessica Washington reported from West Kalimantan on the ongoing...