Wildfires

No officials told the group that the fire was heading their way or that it would be safer for them to stay at home than flee, Verdonckt said.

Spain's forensic services data unit, the CID, said on Sunday night that two more people had been reported missing after it started working with authorities in France, Britain and Belgium.

Spaish Presidency, Health, and Emergencies Minister Antonio Sanz called the fire "the most devastating fire to date in our region" and described the situation as an "unprecedented tragedy".

The fire has scorched some 4,600 hectares in the foothills of the French Pyrenees, local prefect Pierre Regnault de la Mothe said in a post on X/Twitter.

Both injured firefighters have been transported to the hospital to receive medical treatment.

"The main bottleneck with wildfires is in detection, with rescue services not being able to detect the fires before they become a major problem," Dr. Jenia Yurkovsky, co-founder of Firewave, said.

Karen Bass leads 37% in the LA mayoral race, facing Republican Spencer Pratt in the November run-off after a crowded first round marked by wildfires, homelessness, and political clashes.

With Lag Ba'omer approaching, and Israelis recalling last year's Independence Day wildfires, the Fire and Rescue Authority issued a statement banning unsanctioned bonfires.

The area consumed by the fires reached 1,373 hectares (3,393 acres) as of early Sunday morning, up 7% from a day earlier.

After two years of war, Israel is counting the environmental costs – from blackened forests in the North to degraded soil in the South