Five people were killed and 40 others injured after a bus carrying a Dutch tour group overturned near the Alpine village of Susch in eastern Switzerland, police said. The bus was carrying 45 adults, all of whom were Dutch nationals, according to Dutch emergency service provider Eurocross. Three of the injured people were in serious […]
Firefighters in France and Spain are facing increasing pressure as massive wildfires continue to burn across both countries, fuelled by intense summer heat and changing weather conditions. The blazes have stretched emergency services, with crews working long hours to protect communities and contain fires that have already destroyed vast areas of land. In France, where […]
Spain has declared a national emergency as massive wildfires continue to spread across several regions, forcing the evacuation of more than 10,000 residents from Villa del Prado, San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Pelayos de la Presa, and Aldea del Fresno. The move places the response under the direct authority of the country’s Interior Ministry. Under Spain’s […]
Firefighters in Spain’s southeastern Almería province have intensified efforts to contain one of the country’s deadliest wildfires after shifting from defensive operations to directly attacking the blaze. The fire, fueled by strong winds, has claimed at least 12 lives and destroyed around 6,600 hectares of land. Authorities said the situation remains complex,
Emergency crews in Athens launched a large-scale search operation after a four-storey apartment building collapsed in the Petralona district on Tuesday. Firefighters, rescue teams and specially trained search dogs were deployed to comb through the debris amid concerns that people could be trapped beneath the rubble. Authorities later confirmed that four individuals
Two local trains collided head-on north of Copenhagen early Thursday morning, leaving 17 people injured, including five in critical condition. The crash occurred on a regional line, with both trains sustaining heavy front-end damage after the impact. Emergency responders described chaotic scenes inside the carriages, with shattered glass and injured passengers. Around 38
Two people were killed and about 40 others injured after a tram derailed in central Milan on Friday, local firefighters said. The accident occurred on Vittorio Veneto street near the city’s Central Station, when one of the newest trams in operation came off the tracks and crashed into a shop window. Emergency services rushed to […]
In Kröv, Germany, a partial collapse of a hotel building late Tuesday night resulted in the deaths of two individuals, with several others still trapped under the debris. Rescue operations are underway, involving over 200 emergency personnel at the scene. The incident occurred around 23:00 local time (21:00 GMT), when the hotel’s roof fell, causing […]
A man in his 30s was killed, and several others were wounded in a shooting at a Turkish wedding in north-east France, police reported. French media indicate that three armed, masked men arrived at the reception in Thionville late on Saturday night and began firing at the guests. According to Le Figaro newspaper, citing police […]
Seven people have lost their lives and five others were injured when an international express train collided with a bus at a level crossing in southern Slovakia, according to officials. The Slovak ambulance service confirmed that all the fatalities were bus passengers, who were severely burned in the ensuing fire, complicating the identification process, as […]









