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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1916, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (died 1974) was born. In 1928, Alastair Burnet, English journalist (died 2012) was born. In 1961, Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people. In 1963, Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. In 1973, A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. In 1995, Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11. In 2006, The 2006 Lebanon War begins. In 2012, A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria. In 2012, Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people. In 2013, Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Wildfires across Europe have killed hundreds over the last decade. It’s only getting worse
More deaths are coming from wildfires
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ABC News
· Jul 10, 2026
Wildfires across Europe have killed hundreds over the last decade
Wildfires raging across Europe have killed hundreds of people over the last decade, and climate change is set to push the death toll even higher in the coming years
TRT World
· Jul 6, 2026
Wildfires rage across Europe, forcing thousands to flee homes
Wildfires continue to ravage large areas of Europe, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. Nearly 50 thousand acres of land have been burned so far. Parts of Portugal, Spain, France and Greece have been the worst affected, with warnings that some areas could still see temperatures of 40 degrees celsius ,as a record-breaking heatwave continues. Victoria Innes reports.
South China Morning Post
· Jul 5, 2026
Fires ravage France, Spain, Portugal forests as Europe’s temperatures rise again
Hundreds of firefighters battled forest infernos in France, Spain and Portugal on Sunday as temperatures rose again in heatwave-scarred Europe. The latest wildfires have already devastated more than 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres) of land – twice the size of Manhattan – across the three countries where temperatures in some places were predicted to touch 40°C on Sunday. Authorities registered thousands of excess deaths during one of Europe’s worst heatwaves in June, and with more extreme weather...
Times of India
· Jul 4, 2026
Watch: Massive wildfire menaces Portugal, devours thousands of hecatres
Watch: Massive wildfire menaces Portugal, devours thousands of hecatres
HESPRESS English
· Jul 5, 2026
Infernos devastate forests as Europe's temperatures rise again
Wildfires raged across southern Europe on Sunday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and prompting Tour de France officials to ban spectators from a stage of the race. Hundreds of firefighters are battling blazes that have devastated more than 19,000 hectares (42,000 acres) of land — an area more than twice the size [] The post Infernos devastate forests as Europe's temperatures rise again appeared first on HESPRESS English - Morocco News.
Daily Sabah
· Jul 10, 2026
Spain wildfire leaves 12 dead as heatwave fuels deadly blaze
A fast-moving wildfire fueled by an intense heatwave tore through southern Spain's Almeria province, killing at least 12 people and becoming the deadliest wildfire ever record...
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Related coverage for "Wildfires across Europe have killed hundreds over the last decade. It’s only getting worse": ABC News — Wildfires across Europe have killed hundreds over the last decade. TRT World — Wildfires rage across Europe, forcing thousands to flee homes. South China Morning Post — Fires ravage France, Spain, Portugal forests as Europe’s temperatures rise again. Times of India — Watch: Massive wildfire menaces Portugal, devours thousands of hecatres. HESPRESS English — Infernos devastate forests as Europe's temperatures rise again. Daily Sabah — Spain wildfire leaves 12 dead as heatwave fuels deadly blaze