Two large wildfires were burning on Sunday near Greece’s capital of Athens, and authorities sent emergency messages for some residents to evacuate the area and others to stay at home and close their windows to protect themselves from smoke. The first blaze, south east of Athens, began in early afternoon. Local authorities said it burned […]
Homes charred to the ground, pine trees once standing tall now collapsed and cars completely burned: images shared in a recent video of a Ruidoso neighborhood reduced to rubble by destructive wildfires. The Facebook video posted by the village of Ruidoso on Thursday, June 27, illustrates the devastation left behind by the South Fork Fire […]
Michael Jones sits outside of his business as Ruidoso residents filter back into town. (Photo by Courtney Hill / KRWG) There’s still a significant first responder presence in Ruidoso, with officials providing assistance, clean up and shelter as the South Fork and Salt Fires continue to smolder in the Lincoln National Forest. According to village […]
Wildfires are once again ravaging the Arctic Circle, the EU’s climate change monitor – Copernicus – is reporting. It is the third time in the past five years that high intensity fires have swept across the region. In a statement released on Thursday, Copernicus reported higher air temperatures and drier conditions in Sakha, Russia, which […]
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – New satellite imagery from NASA shows the Ruidoso wildfires burning as bright white spots in a nighttime satellite view of the area. A day after the South Fork and Salt Fires broke out, NASA captured just how intense and quickly the fire spread. Wildfire Resources The two fires show as two bright […]
Price gouging and scammers attempting to take advantage of the victims of the South Fork Fire and Salt Fire near Ruidoso, New Mexico will not be tolerated, authorities said. “This community has come together and really reached out neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend, and lent each other a hand in probably the most difficult […]
New Mexico has spent $12.5 million so far to fight the South Fork and Salt fires near Ruidoso, which are now the subject of $10,000 reward from the FBI to anyone who has credible information on who started them. The wildfires burning in the southern part of the state since June 17 had claimed the […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Amid the devastation and uncertainty caused by the recent wildfires in the Ruidoso area, many people have stepped up to help the affected communities. One man, Logan Fle, has gone above and beyond to bring peace of mind to those who didn’t know if their homes were still standing. Fle, […]
Chaos unfolded in the village of Ruidoso when some residents returned home after the Lincoln County Sheriff opened a main county road on Sunday, June 23, a day earlier than the village had planned to allow reentry because of nearby wildfires, Ruisodo Mayor Lynn Crawford said. “At the crack of dawn, people started coming in,” […]
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Full-time residents of Ruidoso will be allowed to return to their village Monday morning as federal authorities seek to prosecute whoever started a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures. The FBI said it is offering a reward of up to […]
A reward has been offered for information about those responsible for starting two wildfires in New Mexico which killed two people and destroyed hundreds of homes in the past week. The FBI has offered up to 10,000 US dollars (£7,900) for information in connection with the South Fork Fire and Salt Fire in the south […]
People fleeing the fires in Ruidoso, took their pets. (Danielle Prokop / Source NM) New Mexicans that evacuated the South Fork and Salt fires will be allowed to return to their homes in Ruidoso Village starting on Monday at 8 a.m. The announcement made Saturday morning is exclusive to full time and local residents only. […]