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Portugal burning as wildfires kill scores

portugal burning as forest fires kill

Portugal

Volunteers rally to help Portugal's fire victims

Aid and volunteers rally round to help those caught up in the country's worst forest fire for decades

Portugal

What impact did climate change have on Portugal’s deadly wildfire?

Portugal

Devastating forest fire kills more than 60 in central Portugal

Emergency service workers in Portugal battle a raging forest fire that's claimed dozens of lives.

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United Kingdom

London blaze death toll rises as May promises inquiry

United Kingdom

Deaths reported in London tower blaze

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Wildfires rage in Australia

An out-of-control wildfire near Queanbeyan in Australia has destroyed at least 15 homes.

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Australian firefighters battle bushfires in New South Wales

In what has been described as the worst conditions for fire in the state’s history, rural firefighters in the Australian state of New South Wales on Sunday were battling close to 80 out-of-control…

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Australia: Wildfires rage in New South Wales heatwave

Despite desperate efforts by emergency crews, dozens of wildfires are raging in the Australian state of New South Wales, amid extreme heat and strong winds.

Philippines

Philippines: Manila shanty town fire leaves 15,000 homeless

A massive fire has swept through a crowded shanty town in the Filipino capital Manila, leaving some 15,000 people homeless.

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Russian plane combats forest fires in Chile

At least 800 families were evacuated from the small town of Dichato along the Chilean coast on Monday, after a menacing fire was reported in the afternoon.

Chile

Homes evacuated in Chile amid battle to control wildfires

Residents of the Chilean town of Portezuelo have been evacuating their houses in the face of advancing forest fires.

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Chile wildfires rage on

Chilean firefighters are still fighting hard against raging forest fires, described as the worst in the country’s history.

Chile

Chile wildfires: at least 11 dead

At least 11 people are now reported to have died in Chile, following wildfires which have been described as the worst in the country’s history Many of those killed are firefighters battling more than

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Fatal fires and floods ravage parts of Chile and Peru

Fatal fires and floods hit parts of Chile and Peru

Chile

Deadly wildfires in Chile destroy entire town

An entire town has been completely destroyed by flames, as the worst wildfires in Chile’s modern history continue to consume large swathes of the country.

United Arab Emirates

Firefighters in Dubai to use jetpacks

Dubai’s civil defence force showcased their futuristic new fire-fighting tools on January 20, which included a water-powered jetpack.

Chile

Valparaiso counts the cost

Residents have begun assessing the extent of the damage from a wildfire that swept over the hills outside the Chilean port city.

Chile

Fire ravages Valparaiso, sends people fleeing for their lives

An evacuation is underway as a large fire threatens a poor outlying district in the coastal Chilean city of Valparaiso.

Romania

Watch: Firefighter resuscitates dog using mouth-to-mouth and CPR

After a fire broke out at a block of flats in Pitesti, Romania, last Friday, December 9, one firefighter took it upon himself to resuscitate a dog that had collapsed due to smoke…