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Russian forest fires

A state of emergency has been declared in Russia’s Amur Region after 17 forest fires spread across an area of 9,700 acres. An amphibia plane is

Canada

Canada wildfires: 90% of Fort McMurray intact

Despite the extensive damage caused by a week of wildfires, officials in Canada say most of Fort McMurray, the town at the heart of the blaze, still

Canada

Damage less than feared as Canada wildfire slows down

Canadian officials say the wildfire in Alberta is finally slowing down and the damage is much less than feared. Up to ninety percent of the buildings

Canada

Canada: firefighters optimistic cooler temperatures will help battle blazing inferno

Firefighters in Canada are hoping recent light rains and cooler temperatures will help them battle the wildfire that has been raging for more than a

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Economy

Oil price rise from disruption by Canada's McMurray wildfire

Crude prices have risen on fears of significant delays to the restart of production near the wildfire-devastated Canadian oil town of Fort McMurray.

Canada

Change in weather helps fight Canada wildfire

Authorities in Canada say they are beginning to get a devastating wildfire under control. The blaze in Alberta province has been burning for a week

Canada

Canada wildfire 'could burn for months' without rainfall - officials

One week on and the blaze nicknamed ‘the beast’ shows no signs of being tamed. The wildfire outside Fort McMurray in Canada is now heading towards

Canada

Canadian communities mobilise to help wildfire victims

Many of those forced to leave their homes by the Canadian wildfire which has been spreading out of control are being accommodated in emergency

Canada

Evacuations increase as wildfire spreads in Alberta, Canada

A huge wildfire raging near Fort McMurray in central Canada has spread, forcing further evacuations and pushing the emergency operations centre 300

Canada

Canada wildfires spread south, state of emergency in place

A huge wildfire raging near Fort McMurray in Canada has spread south, although a forecast of cooler temperatures and possible rain has raised hopes

Canada

Alberta wildfire: Two die in a car accident in the rush to flee the flames

Alberta wildfire claims first victims State of emergency is declared 1,600 buildings destroyed by flames A massive wildfire in Alberta, Canada

Canada

Fires threaten to engulf Canadian city

Neighbourhoods destroyed, 80 000 evacuated from their homes, no casualties and a baby is born in a refuge centre

Canada

Wildfire triggers emergency evacuation in Alberta

Alberta in western Canada is racing to evacuate thousands of people as a wildfire burns out of control. At risk are the 80,000 residents of the city

World News

Bushfires destroy town in Western Australia

Very little is left of Yarloop, south of Perth. Emergency services struggle to tackle the huge blaze which is spreading to other towns nearby.

World News

Australian wildfires wipe out 95 homes

Wildfires blazing out of control in Western Australia have destroyed around 95 homes and are threatening other communities, an emergency official

China

Fourteen die in China bus fire

It’s been reported that 14 people have died in a bus fire in northern China. More than 30 others are said to have been injured. The incident

Italy

Warm Alpine weather brings fires and flowers

Wildfires sweeping through a forest in the Venetian Alps have destroyed some 100 hectares of woodland. Firefighters struggled to contain the blaze in

World News

Koala rescued from Australian bushfire

In Australia, where bushfires have ravaged the southern coastline of Great Ocean Road, some residents were allowed on Sunday (December 27) to return

World News

More than 100 homes destroyed in Australian bushfires

Massive bushfires in southern Australia burned down more than a hundred homes on Christmas and continued to rage out of control on Saturday.

Turkey

Fire rips through Turkish bazaar

A ferocious fire burned down some 250 stores in a bazaar in the Turkish capital Ankara on Sunday morning (December 20). The cause of the fire was not