The Norwegian government is sending a helicopter with trained fire fighters to assist Israel in fighting the forest fires which are raging out of control near the harbour city of Haifa.
Israel has appealed for international assistance in an effort to put out the fires.
- Norway is pleased to be able to contribute in the international efforts to fight the fires in Israel, says Foreign Minister Jonas Støre.
The forest fires which started in the Carmel Mountains south of Haifa on December 2nd, are said to be the largest in Israel's history, and are still not under control.
(NRK)
A heavy snowfall over Central Norway has created traffic problems and increased the danger of avalanches in the county of Møre og Romsdal and the Trøndelag region.
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A forest fire which threatened several homes and cabins as well as a gas station near Flekkefjord in the county of Vest-Agder, was brought under control Saturday evening.
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Large forest and brush fires are still raging in Russia. The Norwegian Radiation Protection Agency (NRPA) is monitoring them closely in case radioactive material from the 1986 Chernobyl explosion is released into the air.
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Several teams of firefighters in the county of Telemark had by Sunday morning gained control over a number of forest fires which were probably started by freak lightning storms over the region on Saturday...
A freak storm caused havoc and overturned at least six mobile homes at Biristrand Camping in Gudbrandsdalen Wednesday evening. Three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries...
Norway has sent a firefighting helicopter to Greece to assist in fighting the rampant forest fires that are raging across the Mediterranean nation...
In the county of Vest-Agder, more than 4,000 acres of forest have been destroyed by fires in Vennesla and Kvinesdal since Friday afternoon...
Firefighters have been fighting three major forest fires near the city of Halden in Oestfold County throughout the night. Latest reports say they gained control of the the fires Thursday
afternoon.
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Firefighters in the county of Hedmark were Wednesday evening finally able to gain control of the forest fire which had been raging in the Vaaler region for the last couple of days. However, it is feared it may flare up again...
A heat wave is sweeping Southern Norway, with temperatures well over 30 degrees Celcius (90F) in a number of places over the past several days. With no rain, the danger of forest fires is back...
