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US: Two Wildfires Force Evacuations in Riverside County, California 3

Two wildfires broke out in Riverside County, California, on Tuesday, May 19, prompting evacuations and warnings for residents. The Bain Fire ignited at 11:22 a.m. in the Santa Ana River bottom in Jurupa Valley, spreading rapidly toward homes in the direction of Riverside, injuring four people. Separately, the Verona Fire in Homeland jumped containment lines and forced additional evacuations. Crews from multiple agencies responded to both blazes.

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US: Two Wildfires Force Evacuations in Riverside County, California

Two wildfires broke out in Riverside County, California, on Tuesday, May 19, prompting evacuations and warnings for residents. The Bain Fire ignited at 11:22 a.m. in the Santa Ana River bottom in Jurupa Valley, spreading rapidly toward homes in the direction of Riverside, injuring four people. Separately, the Verona Fire in Homeland jumped containment lines and forced additional evacuations. Crews from multiple agencies responded to both blazes.

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US: Two Wildfires Force Evacuations in Riverside County, California 2

Two wildfires broke out in Riverside County, California, on Tuesday, May 19, prompting evacuations and warnings for residents. The Bain Fire ignited at 11:22 a.m. in the Santa Ana River bottom in Jurupa Valley, spreading rapidly toward homes in the direction of Riverside, injuring four people. Separately, the Verona Fire in Homeland jumped containment lines and forced additional evacuations. Crews from multiple agencies responded to both blazes.

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UK: Apartment Fire in Battersea Forces 50 Residents to Evacuate, Three Hospitalized

A fire broke out on the seventh floor of a 10-story residential building on Charlotte Despard Avenue in Battersea, London, on Monday evening, May 11. Around 50 residents were evacuated, and three people were hospitalized. Some 60 firefighters responded to the blaze, which destroyed a four-room apartment. The cause is under investigation.

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US: Super Typhoon Sinlaku Slams CNMI, With Ferocious Winds and Heavy Rain 2

Super Typhoon Sinlaku brought ferocious winds and heavy rain to the Northern Mariana Islands in the northern Pacific Ocean as it passed over Tinian and Saipan on Tuesday, April 14. Island-wide power outages hit Saipan and Rota. Some 303 residents evacuated to shelters in Saipan and Tinian, while around 400 tourists remain stranded after all four international airlines suspended operations.

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US: Super Typhoon Sinlaku Slams CNMI, With Ferocious Winds and Heavy Rain

Super Typhoon Sinlaku brought ferocious winds and heavy rain to the Northern Mariana Islands in the northern Pacific Ocean as it passed over Tinian and Saipan on Tuesday, April 14. Island-wide power outages hit Saipan and Rota. Some 303 residents evacuated to shelters in Saipan and Tinian, while around 400 tourists remain stranded after all four international airlines suspended operations.

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US: Super Typhoon Sinlaku Knocks Out Power Across CNMI as Residents Evacuate and Tourists Stranded

Island-wide power outages hit Saipan and Rota as Super Typhoon Sinlaku batters the CNMI. Some 303 residents have evacuated to shelters in Saipan and Tinian, while around 400 tourists remain stranded after all four international airlines suspended operations.

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Forced Demolition Reported In Jerusalem - Israel

An excavator demolishes a residential building in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem, on Dec. 22, 2025. Israeli forces on Monday demolished a four-floor residential building in Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem. The apartment building, home to about 90 Palestinian residents living in 13 residential units, was the largest residential structure demolished in the area this year, according to Israeli rights group Ir Amim. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forced Demolition Reported In Jerusalem - Israel

Excavators demolish a residential building in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem, on Dec. 22, 2025. Israeli forces on Monday demolished a four-floor residential building in Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem. The apartment building, home to about 90 Palestinian residents living in 13 residential units, was the largest residential structure demolished in the area this year, according to Israeli rights group Ir Amim. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forced Demolition Reported In Jerusalem - Israel

A Palestinian man watches as Israeli forces demolish a residential building in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem, on Dec. 22, 2025. Israeli forces on Monday demolished a four-floor residential building in Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem. The apartment building, home to about 90 Palestinian residents living in 13 residential units, was the largest residential structure demolished in the area this year, according to Israeli rights group Ir Amim. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forced Demolition Reported In Jerusalem - Israel

An excavator demolishes a residential building in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem, on Dec. 22, 2025. Israeli forces on Monday demolished a four-floor residential building in Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem. The apartment building, home to about 90 Palestinian residents living in 13 residential units, was the largest residential structure demolished in the area this year, according to Israeli rights group Ir Amim. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forced Demolition Reported In Jerusalem - Israel

An excavator demolishes a residential building in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem, on Dec. 22, 2025. Israeli forces on Monday demolished a four-floor residential building in Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem. The apartment building, home to about 90 Palestinian residents living in 13 residential units, was the largest residential structure demolished in the area this year, according to Israeli rights group Ir Amim. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Search and Rescue Efforts Continue After Building Collapse - Gaza

Search and rescue efforts continue after a two-story building collapsed following heavy rainfall in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on December 12, 2025. Medical crews working with limited resources recovered the body of a Palestinian who lost their life in the collapse, while residents assist teams searching for four other family members, including children. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Search and Rescue Efforts Continue After Building Collapse - Gaza

Search and rescue efforts continue after a two-story building collapsed following heavy rainfall in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on December 12, 2025. Medical crews working with limited resources recovered the body of a Palestinian who lost their life in the collapse, while residents assist teams searching for four other family members, including children. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Search and Rescue Efforts Continue After Building Collapse - Gaza

Search and rescue efforts continue after a two-story building collapsed following heavy rainfall in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on December 12, 2025. Medical crews working with limited resources recovered the body of a Palestinian who lost their life in the collapse, while residents assist teams searching for four other family members, including children. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Search and Rescue Efforts Continue After Building Collapse - Gaza

Search and rescue efforts continue after a two-story building collapsed following heavy rainfall in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on December 12, 2025. Medical crews working with limited resources recovered the body of a Palestinian who lost their life in the collapse, while residents assist teams searching for four other family members, including children. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Fire Erupts at Four-Story Apartment in Holyoke, MA

A massive fire erupted at a four-story apartment building on High Street in Holyoke, MA, on Tuesday, December 2, displacing dozens of residents. According to reports, there were no injuries, and the cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

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US: Massive Warehouse Fire Rages in Baltimore’s Remington Neighborhood

A four-alarm fire engulfed a commercial warehouse in Baltimore’s Remington neighborhood near 23rd Street and Hampden Avenue on November 7, 2025, sending a massive plume of smoke over the city. The blaze led to the evacuation of 23 nearby residents just 50 feet away, but no injuries were reported among civilians or firefighters.

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Aftermath of Tropical Storm Bualoi - China

Soldiers from the Philippine Army transfer residents in Samar Province, the Philippines, Sept. 26, 2025. Authorities have recorded four deaths as severe tropical storm Bualoi continues to barrel through the Philippines after making landfall on Thursday, the country's Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Friday. Photo by Philippine Army/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vietnam: Typhoon Kajiki Floods Streets of Hanoi, Halts Traffic 2

Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam, causing at least four deaths, multiple injuries, and extensive damage. Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hanoi, paralyzed traffic, and damaged thousands of homes and hectares of crops across Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Quang Tri provinces. Power outages affected thousands as electricity poles fell, and emergency services were deployed to assist residents and reinforce flood defenses. Flooding and landslide risks remain high, with authorities issuing alerts and evacuation plans in low-lying areas.

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Vietnam: Typhoon Kajiki Floods Streets of Hanoi, Halts Traffic

Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam, causing at least four deaths, multiple injuries, and extensive damage. Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hanoi, paralyzed traffic, and damaged thousands of homes and hectares of crops across Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Quang Tri provinces. Power outages affected thousands as electricity poles fell, and emergency services were deployed to assist residents and reinforce flood defenses. Flooding and landslide risks remain high, with authorities issuing alerts and evacuation plans in low-lying areas.

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US: Heavy Rain Triggers Flooding in Charleston, South Carolina 2

Torrential downpours hit Charleston, South Carolina on Friday, August 22, causing flash flooding and road closures. Rainfall rates exceeded four inches in under an hour at the airport, and flood warnings remain in effect as saturated streets coincide with high tides. Authorities have urged residents to avoid flooded areas and stay alert for ongoing storms.

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US: Heavy Rain Triggers Flooding in Charleston, South Carolina

Torrential downpours hit Charleston, South Carolina on Friday, August 22, causing flash flooding and road closures. Rainfall rates exceeded four inches in under an hour at the airport, and flood warnings remain in effect as saturated streets coincide with high tides. Authorities have urged residents to avoid flooded areas and stay alert for ongoing storms.

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Aftermath of Explosion in Idlib - Syria

Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble following an explosion in Idlib, Syria, Aug. 14, 2025. A powerful explosion shook the countryside of Syria's Idlib province on Thursday, killing at least four people and injuring five others, according to Syrian state media and a war monitoring group. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of Explosion in Idlib - Syria

Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble following an explosion in Idlib, Syria, Aug. 14, 2025. A powerful explosion shook the countryside of Syria's Idlib province on Thursday, killing at least four people and injuring five others, according to Syrian state media and a war monitoring group. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of Explosion in Idlib - Syria

Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble following an explosion in Idlib, Syria, Aug. 14, 2025. A powerful explosion shook the countryside of Syria's Idlib province on Thursday, killing at least four people and injuring five others, according to Syrian state media and a war monitoring group. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire in Ponteceso (A Coruna) forces residents of Balarés to evacuate and several roads to be cut off

A firefighter works to extinguish the fire in the area of Fuente de Faro de Brantuas, on August 3, 2025, in Ponteceso, A Coruna, Galicia, Spain. A forest fire that is active in the Coruna municipality of Ponteceso, specifically in the parish of Cospindo, has forced to evict the residents of the village of Balarés, next to the beach. In the village of O Couto are working excavators of the Xunta to try to create a firebreak and that the fire does not pass to a nearby area where there are houses. Six agents, six brigades, four motor pumps, two shovels, a technician, a technical support unit and three helicopters have been deployed there. Photo by Gustavo de la Paz/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire in Ponteceso (A Coruna) forces residents of Balarés to evacuate and several roads to be cut off

Several neighbors keep a watchful eye on the progress of the fire in the area of Fuente de Faro de Brantuas, on August 3, 2025, in Ponteceso, A Coruna, Galicia, Spain. A forest fire that is active in the municipality of Ponteceso in A Coruna, specifically in the parish of Cospindo, has forced to evacuate the residents of the village of Balarés, next to the beach. In the village of O Couto are working excavators of the Xunta to try to create a firebreak and that the fire does not pass to a nearby area where there are houses. Six agents, six brigades, four motor pumps, two shovels, a technician, a technical support unit and three helicopters have been deployed there. Photo by Gustavo de la Paz/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire in Ponteceso (A Coruna) forces residents of Balarés to evacuate and several roads to be cut off

Fire in the area of Fuente de Faro de Brantuas, on August 3, 2025, in Ponteceso, A Coruna, Galicia, Spain. A forest fire that is active in the municipality of Ponteceso, specifically in the parish of Cospindo, has forced to evacuate the residents of the village of Balarés, next to the beach. In the village of O Couto are working excavators of the Xunta to try to create a firebreak and that the fire does not pass to a nearby area where there are houses. Six agents, six brigades, four motor pumps, two shovels, a technician, a technical support unit and three helicopters have been deployed there. Photo by Gustavo de la Paz/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire in Ponteceso (A Coruna) forces residents of Balarés to evacuate and several roads to be cut off

Several firefighters work to extinguish the fire in the area of Fuente de Faro de Brantuas, on August 3, 2025, in Ponteceso, A Coruna, Galicia, Spain. A forest fire that is active in the Coruna municipality of Ponteceso, specifically in the parish of Cospindo, has forced to evict the residents of the village of Balarés, next to the beach. In the village of O Couto are working excavators of the Xunta to try to create a firebreak and that the fire does not pass to a nearby area where there are houses. Six agents, six brigades, four motor pumps, two shovels, a technician, a technical support unit and three helicopters have been deployed there. Photo by Gustavo de la Paz/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire in Ponteceso (A Coruna) forces residents of Balarés to evacuate and several roads to be cut off

Several firefighters work to extinguish the fire in the area of Fuente de Faro de Brantuas, on August 3, 2025, in Ponteceso, A Coruna, Galicia, Spain. A forest fire that is active in the Coruna municipality of Ponteceso, specifically in the parish of Cospindo, has forced to evict the residents of the village of Balarés, next to the beach. In the village of O Couto are working excavators of the Xunta to try to create a firebreak and that the fire does not pass to a nearby area where there are houses. Six agents, six brigades, four motor pumps, two shovels, a technician, a technical support unit and three helicopters have been deployed there. Photo by Gustavo de la Paz/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire in Ponteceso (A Coruna) forces residents of Balarés to evacuate and several roads to be cut off

Several firefighters work to extinguish the fire in the area of Fuente de Faro de Brantuas, on August 3, 2025, in Ponteceso, A Coruna, Galicia, Spain. A forest fire that is active in the Coruna municipality of Ponteceso, specifically in the parish of Cospindo, has forced to evict the residents of the village of Balarés, next to the beach. In the village of O Couto are working excavators of the Xunta to try to create a firebreak and that the fire does not pass to a nearby area where there are houses. Six agents, six brigades, four motor pumps, two shovels, a technician, a technical support unit and three helicopters have been deployed there. Photo by Gustavo de la Paz/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM