Over180 firefighters battled wildfires in Greece on Tuesday, with the largest burning through a thickly forested nature reserve on the island of Evia north of Athens where three villages have been evacuated. Watch this video to know more.

Greece battles another wildfire, no deaths reported

Chinese firefighters successfully rescued and evacuated dozens of flood-trapped citizens after torrential rains hit many parts of the country early Sunday morning.

Firefighters evacuate residents from rain-triggered flooding in parts of China

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday hailed Paris firefighters for their ''exemplary'' actions in battling the Notre-Dame cathedral blaze. Macron hosted a ceremony at the Elysee Palace for the firefighters.

Macron hails 'exemplary' Notre-Dame firefighters during a ceremony

Holy Crown of Thorns, sacred relics saved during Notre-Dame fire

South Korea mobilised more than 15,000 firefighters and soldiers to help douse most of the wildfires that have killed one person and forced more than 4,000 to flee their homes, authorities said on Friday.

Firefighters contain most of South Korean wildfires; hundreds evacuated

A large New Zealand wildfire is expected to burn for weeks longer but has moved away from some inhabited areas, allowing residents of an evacuated village to return home soon, firefighters said Monday.

New Zealand wildfire expected to burn for weeks

A bush fire on New Zealand's South Island spread through thousands of hectares, destroying property and forcing the evacuation of about 100 homes, officials said on Wednesday.

Watch: Forest wildfire in New Zealand forces evacuation

The number of people missing in a devastating wildfire in northern California jumped to more than 1,000 on Friday, authorities said, as the remains of eight other victims were found by rescuers.

Over 1000 missing, 71 dead in California wildfire

More than 700 firefighters backed by six aircraft battled a large wildfire in the hills around the resort areas of Cascais and Sintra near Portugal's capital Lisbon on Sunday after the blaze forced the evacuation of several hundred people overnight.

Wildfire rages near Lisbon, hundreds evacuated

More than 180 firefighters and 67 fire trucks and ambulances were sent to the scene, the city's fire department said

At least seven people dead after fire breaks out in Taiwan factory

About twenty-six people have been hospitalised with several suffering smoke inhalation in Myanmar due to a massive fire that broke in a garbage dump last week

Dozens suffer in Myanmar in week-long landfill fire

Flames towered over houses and trees as firefighters hosed down the area while villagers watched, in pictures posted on social media by Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the spokesman of Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency.

Fire at oil well in Indonesia's Aceh kills 10, injures 40

Hundreds of residents fled the area of Kalamos, heading to the beach to spend the night

Firefighters battle spreading wildfire near Athens

The wildfire in Christchurch's Port Hills district spread rapidly overnight to cover more than 1,800 hectares, emergency workers said

New Zealand wildfire: More than 1,000 evacuated, homes destroyed

Hundreds of extra firefighters have been drafted in from elsewhere in France to tackle the blaze

Southern France battles bush fires, more than 1,000 evacuated

Strong winds whipped up the flames in Torreilles, Pyrenees-Orientales, where thousands of French and other European tourists were staying, with 22 bungalows completely destroyed

3,000 campers evacuated in French blaze, fireman dead

It has led to the evacuation of hundreds of residents from ranches and campgrounds in the area close to Santa Barbara

Firefighters hold 'sleeping giant' wildfire in check in California,

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