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European-Wide Heat Event Causing Rapid Spread of Wildfires in Albania

Emergency crews battle the August 2025 Albanian wildfires. By Anders Lorenzen As many European countries brace for the impacts of yet another heat dome engulfing the continent, Albania is fighting off a cascade of separate wildfires. Throughout July and August, wildfires have been building up in the Balkan country due to prolonged dry spells, with impacts also felt in the rest of the Balkan territory. In the last 24 hours, 37 new wildfires have …

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The Deputy Mayor of Delvina Municipality, Filip Xuxi, has been taken to the emergency room in a serious condition due to smoke inhalation. From the footage provided by A2cnn, Xuxi can be seen under the care of doctors. Read also The situation with the fires in Albania, the Ministry calls on citizens to avoid any action that could cause a fire Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense in Albania has announced that during the last 24 hours 64 fires have…

The Greek Embassy has reacted to the fire situation in Albania through a post on Facebook. The Embassy writes that it is monitoring the situation and that within its capacities they are contributing to extinguishing the fires with aerial vehicles......

Tuesday's intervention by Slovak firefighters in the fires near the Albanian towns of Kodër and Bletëz did not bring a significant effect. The situation in the country is critical and the fires are spreading. The Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) reported this on social media. "Yesterday morning, the unit was deployed in the Kodër area. Subsequently, the air part was transferred to the Bletëz area, where a critical situation with loss of life was rep…

·Bratislava Region, Slovakia
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Fire Department update provides detailed information on the fires that are ongoing across the country, with the situation being particularly difficult in many areas.

·Greece
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in.gr broke the news in Greece on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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