Extreme fires have swallowed up huge swathes of land, destroyed homes and threatened livelihoods across the world in the first half of 2022. | Fin24
In Algeria, blazes killed about 36 people in August. Fires in the mountainous region of Al TarefIn Morocco, several fires ripped through the provinces of Larache, Ouezzane, Tetouane and Taza, burning nearly 5 000 acres, displacing thousands of people and killing one person.In Croatian town of Zaton, a fire consumed nearly 4 942 acres of land, according to a report from EU's emergency management service Copernicus.
In France, wildfires ravaged more than 148 000 acres of land across the country, mainly in the southwestern region of Gironde where tens of thousands of people had to evacuate.In Germany, a fire at an ammunitions dump in Berlin on August 4 burned forested area almost the size of three football pitches.
In Italy, a fire started on July 20 near Carso and spread across the border to Slovenia, burning over 5 000 acres by July 21. A fire in Tuscany destroyed 1 606 acres between July 19 and July 20.
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