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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

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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

Spain

Some 130 fires rage across northern Spain

More than 130 fires raged on Sunday (December 20) across northern Spain, where unusually warm and dry weather made it difficult to contain the

World News

Southern Australia burns as fatal bushfires destroy wildlife and livestock

Swathes of southern Australia are a blaze after fourteen bushfires broke out on Wednesday. 2 killed, 5 heavily injured in South #Australia bushfires

Romania

Bucharest Colectiv nightclub blaze death toll rises to 39

The death toll from last weekend’s (October 31) fire in a Bucharest night club has risen to 39. Romania’s interim prime minister announced on

USA

Evacuations continue in fire-ravaged California with no end to inferno in sight

With hundreds of properties now burned to the ground, some 23,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern California where two huge

USA

Thousands flee the flames as northern California battles wildfires

Northern California continues to be consumed by wildfires. Valley fire: Residents of Middletown tell harrowing survival tales http://t.co/THuZsYx9sq

USA

Wild fires wreak havoc in California

A fast-moving wildfire in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains has destroyed more than a dozen homes and threatened many more. The so-called Butte

Indonesia

Wildfires again make air in Indonesia unbreathable

Indonesia is sending 10,000 troops to try and extinguish raging wildfires in southern Sumatra as thousands of people are falling ill from smoke

USA

Washington state battles worst wildfire in history

The state of Washington, in the North-west of the United States, is battling its largest wildfire on record. The flames have devoured more than 1,000

Portugal

Forest fires: are some being started deliberately?

Forest fires are raging across the northwestern Iberian peninsula, threatening homes and livelihoods. A large fire in Mangualde in Portugal has now