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Firefighters make progress in California fires

Firefighters in southern California have gained some ground battling raging wildfires but strong winds are forecast to return with force

10/12/2017

USA

Milder weather eases fight against California wildfires

Slower winds have allowed more helicopters and air tankers to safely complete missions dropping water and fire retardant

09/12/2017

USA

New fires ravage California

New blazes have broken out in southern California where 200,000 people have been evacuated amid raging wildfires

08/12/2017

USA

California man saves bunny from blaze

A man rescues a rabbit from the California wildfires.

07/12/2017

USA

Dangerous wildfires rage across California

07/12/2017

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California wildfire: thousands evacuated from Ventura County

05/12/2017

World News

Warning about risky home appliances

Lawyers who represent victims of faulty products are sounding the alarm in the UK

24/11/2017

Portugal

Portugal fears fire risk from late heatwave

High unseasonal temperatures are good news for tourists, but bad news for Portugal's dried-out forests, with strong winds forecast.

27/10/2017

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Homes evacuated as wildfires rage in Italy

Residents were moved from their homes as firefighters battled to extinguish a wildfire around Val di Susa.

23/10/2017

Portugal

Political turmoil in Portugal over deadly forest fires

Portugal's parliament holds minute silence for forest fire victims as the political blame game begins

19/10/2017

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Deadly wildfires ravage Portugal and Spain

18/10/2017

Portugal

Portugal's interior minister resigns after fire disasters

The minister said in her resignation letter that after the fires of recent days "I considered that I didn't have the political and personal conditions to continue in my post."

18/10/2017

Portugal

'Over 30 dead' as wildfires rage in Portugal and Spain

Officials say many of the hundreds of fires ravaging northwestern parts of the Iberian peninsula have been started deliberately.

16/10/2017

USA

Death toll rises in Californian wildfires

The death toll from California's deadliest fires in the state's history has risen to at least 40, with hundreds of people still mis

15/10/2017

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Firefighters continue to battle California wildfires

Firefighters faced another round of dry, windy conditions on Friday (October 13) as they battled wildfires that have killed at least 31 people in Northern California and left hundreds missing in the heart of wine country.

13/10/2017

USA

California wildfires: fears for missing mount as death toll climbs

13/10/2017

USA

Wind may fan the flames in California

Strong, dry winds may fan new wildfire outbreaks in California's wine country.

11/10/2017

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Californian fires leave behind apocalyptic scenes

The wildfires raging since Sunday in the north of the US state are leaving a trail of destruction.

11/10/2017

USA

Scores unaccounted for as California wildfires rage on

Residents have been returning to assess damage to homes in some areas, amid apocalyptic scenes.

11/10/2017

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California Wildfires

Firefighters are battling to contain wildfires in Northern California

10/10/2017