{"id":99516,"date":"2023-12-22T18:01:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T15:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=99516"},"modified":"2023-12-22T18:01:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T15:01:49","slug":"flash-floods-forest-fires-result-in-thousands-of-casualties-extensive-damage-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/99516-flash-floods-forest-fires-result-in-thousands-of-casualties-extensive-damage-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash floods, forest fires result in thousands of casualties, extensive damage worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Massive forest fires and flash floods resulted in deaths and injuries to hundreds of people, causing extensive damage, loss of forest areas and carbon emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, forest fires, particularly in Canada, the US, and Greece, have caused serious destruction, hundreds of casualties and the displacement of thousands of people around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forested area affected by forest fires in Canada is approximately 18.5 million hectares, surpassing the sizes of South Korea and Cuba combined, according to data from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flash flood catastrophes have also claimed thousands of lives in 2023. Nearly every nation has suffered fatalities and devastation due to the relentless havoc caused by floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devastating floods in eastern Libya have killed more than 4,300 victims, displacing nearly 40,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate change, carbon emissions, and various environmental factors have influenced changing precipitation patterns, prompting a surge in global flood disasters, affecting numerous countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massive forest fires and flash floods resulted in deaths and injuries to hundreds of people, causing extensive damage, loss of forest areas and carbon emissions. According to reports, forest fires, particularly in Canada, the US, and Greece, have caused serious destruction, hundreds of casualties and the displacement of thousands of people around the world. 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