Now playing Next Iraq Fire at wedding in Northern Iraq kills more than 100 people There was no official word on the cause of the blaze, but the Kurdish television news channel Rudaw aired footage showing fireworks shooting up from the floor of the event and setting a chandelier aflame. 27/09/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Fire at Crimea shipyard, as Moscow eyes second mobilisation All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. 13/09/2023
Now playing Next Germany Fires damage German railway line, police suspect political motive A series of fires hit railway infrastructure in the city of Hamburg overnight, causing widespread disruption to trains between Hamburg and Berlin. 08/09/2023
Now playing Next Green News Greece is launching drones to tackle future wildfires Climate change makes deadly blazes worse, the Greek PM has warned, as the Evros fire continues to burn. 01/09/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Dozens die in Johannesburg apartment building fire Over 70 people are known to have died in a blaze which swept through a rundown apartment building in Johannesburg, occupied by some of the city's most impoverished residents 31/08/2023
Now playing Next South Africa At least 74 dead in Johannesburg fire as search for victims continues At least 12 of those killed were children, the youngest a 1-year-old, according to city and medical officials. 31/08/2023
Now playing Next world news How rescuers are saving animals from Europe's wildfires This is how European rescue workers are trying to save the animals affected by the continents' devastating wildfires. 23/08/2023
Now playing Next Green News What saved this home from the Maui wildfires? Aerial shots of the Maui wildfires have gone viral after showing one unharmed property surrounded by swathes of grey, burnt-out buildings. 22/08/2023
Now playing Next Canada Why are helicopters shooting flames at burning forests in Canada? Numerous social media users are misleadingly claiming firefighters are actually escalating the more than 400 wildfires raging in British Columbia, after sharing a viral video of a helicopter spraying flammable liquid. 22/08/2023
Now playing Next world news Wildfires rage in southern Europe as soaring temperatures persist Wildfires in Greece and the Canary Islands, caused by heatwaves across Europe, have led to the evacuation of villages as experts warn of more high temperatures 20/08/2023
Now playing Next Canada Tens of thousands flee wildfires in Spain and Canada Tens of thousands forced to flee as wildfires continue to rage on the Spanish island of Tenerife and in Canada's North West Territories 19/08/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Spanish airforce planes drop water on wildfires in Tenerife The fire started on Tuesday night and has forced the evacuation or confinement of nearly 8,000 people. 19/08/2023
Now playing Next world news Tenerife firefighters hope to have its wildfires under control Hundreds of firefighters have been responding to the blaze on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife as extreme weather brings a 40-degree heatwave to Switzerland 18/08/2023
Now playing Next Haiti Maui emergency management director resigns citing health reasons Herman Andaya has faced fierce criticism for failing to activate disaster sirens during last week’s wildfire response. He says the sirens would have caused further panic and driven residents towards the fire. 18/08/2023
Now playing Next Spain Out-of-control wildfire scorches Spain's Tenerife island An out-of-control wildfire on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife has burned thousands of acres and affected nearly 8,000 people who are either evacuated or confined, authorities said Thursday. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next Canada 20,000 Canadians ordered to evacuate Far North city due to wildfires More than 200 wildfires have already burned a widespread area of the Northwest Territories. There were 1,067 active wildfires burning across Canada as of Wednesday. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next USA Death toll from Hawaii wildfires surpasses 100, more victims expected Authorities in Hawaii are trying to establish how the deadliest US wildfires in over a century started as the number of fatalities rises to over 100 with many more victims expected in the coming days. 16/08/2023
Now playing Next Green News Hawaii wildfires: What caused the deadliest US blaze in a century? Many are questioning if more could have been done to prevent such death and destruction. 14/08/2023
Now playing Next France Prosecutors say home in Wintzenheim did not meet safety standards Officials say the holiday home in eastern France where 11 people died in a fire on Wednesday, was not authorised to accommodate members of the public. 11/08/2023
Now playing Next France France: 11 dead after fire in disabled holiday care home France's Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne visited the scene of the holiday home for people with disabilities in eastern France where 11 people died after a fire broke out early Wednesday. 09/08/2023
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