Spain’s Andalucia registers lowest wildfire activity in recent years
DESPITE an exceptionally challenging summer marked by soaring temperatures and the and the effects of prolonged drought on vegetation, Andalucia has seen a drop in
Extreme Fire Risk: More than half of Spain’s Andalucia on high alert for forest fires
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es MORE than half of Andalucia has been placed under red alert for extreme risk of forest fires during
Malaga forest fire lights up night sky, 45 firefighters rush to the scene
Long-awaited rains have finally fallen in the drought-stricken Andalucia, and just at the right time to help extinguish a raging forest fire in Malaga. More
Two Mijas wildfires in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared under control
BOTH forest fires declared yesterday in Mijas have been brought under control. According to Andalucia’s firefighter body, INFOCA, the two forest fires which broke out
The hot topic of who started the recent forest fire in Spain’s Granada
THE jury is out over who started the devastating forest fire in Los Guajares, near Granada, which burned 5,000 hectares from September 8 to 13,
Forest fire in Spain’s Granada, with over over 3000 hectares of land now destroyed, believed to be human-started
THE fire which started last Thursday afternoon, September 8, in Los Guajares, and has now razed through 3,000 hectares of land, is believed to be
Wildfire in Spain’s Mijas extinguished after razing through 116 hectares
AFTER razing through 116 hectares of forest, the Mijas fire which started on Tuesday, July 26, has been declared ‘extinguished.’ The fire, which broke out
WILDFIRE UPDATES SPAIN’S COSTA DEL SOL: Estepona fire under control and Mijas fire stabilised
INFOCA, the agency that deals with fire emergencies in Andalucia has declared the recent wildfires on the Costa del Sol, in Estepona and Mijas as
VIDEO: Third wildfire within ten days breaks out near Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol
ANOTHER wildfire has broken out in Mijas on Tuesday (July 26) the third to have sparked near the Costa del Sol town within the last
LATEST: Wildfire breaks out near popular beach in Tarifa on southern tip of Spain
A BLAZE has broken out near Valdevaqueros Beach on Friday afternoon, confirmed firefighting agency INFOCA. A team of 20 firefighters has been scrambled to the
Raging fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared ‘stabilised’
A HUGE fire that started in the Costa del Sol town of Mijas, which has destroyed thousands of hectares of forest and forced authorities to
UPDATE: More than 3,000 evacuated from fire on the Costa del Sol
SOME 3,065 people have been evacuated as a fire that started in the Costa del Sol town of Mijas continues to burn 24 hours after
BREAKING: Huge fire blazing in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol with 1,000 evacuated
A huge fire has ignited in Mijas, Andalucia, with a massive team currently fighting the blaze. Some 1,000 people have been evacuated from Alhaurin de
Firefighters battle through the night to control wildfire outside Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol
FIREFIGHTERS battled throughout the night to control a wildfire that broke out after midnight on Monday night in the hills near Mijas on Spain’s Costa
UPDATE: Fourth person arrested in connection with Spain’s Pujerra fire
THE Guardia Civil’s Seprona nature protection service has arrested and questioned a fourth person in connection with the latest Sierra Bermeja forest fire. The latest
SERIOUS NEGLIGENCE: Three arrested for forest fire in Spain’s Pujerra
THE Guardia Civil have arrested this Tuesday, June 14, three men for their alleged connection with the Sierra Bermeja forest fire. Initial investigations by the
Current heatwave prompts forest fire concerns in Spain’s Andalucia—with call for ‘maximum caution and responsibility’ from all citizens
JUST days after the first major fire broke out in Sierra Bermeja, experts warn that rising temperatures in the affected areas may pave the way
FIRE UPDATE: Hundreds face evacuation as Costa del Sol fire starts to take hold in nightmare 40kph winds
UP to 100 people have been evacuated from Pujerra and nearby Benahavis as a forest fire takes a grip on the Costa del Sol. The
Forest firefighting unit prepares Spain’s Malaga to face summer of high fire hazard
INFOCA, the agency that deals with fire emergencies in Andalucia, is preparing for the high-risk season which begins today, on June 1, and continues until
Fire declared in Spain’s Nerja stabilised
A FIRE which broke out in an agricultural area of Nerja, seeing almost 75 firefighters and two Super Puma helicopters battle the blaze, has been
Sierra Bermeja forest fire FINALLY declared fully extinguished in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE Sierra Bermeja forest fire, which started on September 8 and was declared ‘under control’ since September 14, has finally been completely extinguished by authorities.
HORROR SHOW: Spain’s Estepona blaze goes into fifth night with 4 more villages evacuated
2700 people evacuated with more villages in danger in biggest blaze for decades
UPDATE: Firefighter dies in Sierra Bermeja forest fire and Selwo in Spain’s Estepona is evacuated
A FIREFIGHTER has tragically died after becoming trapped when helping to fight the ferocious blaze that is sweeping across Sierra Bermeja, in the Costa del
Forest fire lights up hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol
ON Tuesday evening, at around 11pm, the hills above Spain’s Marbella became victim to another forest fire. Up in the mountains, near Ojen, the fire
Recent wildfires in Spain’s Sevilla have destroyed 4 hectares of lynx habitat
FOUR hectares of lynx habitat have been destroyed by two forest fires which raged the Dehesa de Abajo Nature Reserve in Sevilla last weekend. The
Forest fires brought under control on Costa del Sol in southern Spain
DOZENS of firefighters and helicopters worked through the day and night on Monday 19, to put out multiple forest fires in Torrox and Estepona on