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    Firefighters tackle California wildfire as heat grips parts of US

    26 Jul 2022

    It is the most destructive blaze so far this fire season, according to Cal Fire, destroying more than three times the acreage of the nearby Washburn Fire, which has been nearly 90 per cent contained.

    1,200 children evacuated from Greek holiday camps amid wildfires, says mayor

    18 Jul 2023

    Villagers were ordered to leave their homes and hundreds of children were evacuated from a summer camp as two separate wildfires fanned by strong winds damaged houses to the southeast and west of Athens on Monday, authorities said.

    Rhodes wildfire forces tens of thousands of tourists and locals to spend night in beaches, gyms; flights cancelled

    24 Jul 2023

    The low-cost British carrier Jet2 also said it had cancelled "all flights and holidays" to the island. Authorities have warned that the battle to contain the flames will take several days.

    Evacuation order issued for Canadian town as wildfire crosses over from US

    30 Jul 2023

    The wildfire, called Eagle Buff, is approximately 4 kilometres (2.49 miles) from Osoyoos, according to the British Columbia Wildfire Service. It is about 200 hectares in size on the Canadian side of the border and 2,000 hectares in size on the US side, it added.

    Dozens of homes damaged by wildfire in hills over Chile city

    25 Dec 2019

    The National Forestry Commission of the Agriculture Ministry said on Twitter that at least 100 hectares (250 acres) were burned by afternoon and people had been evacuated from the area.

    Australia firefighters brace for extreme heatwave at weekend

    26 Dec 2019

    Thousands of firefighters in New South Wales took advantage of cooler weather and continued to strengthen containment lines. More than 70 fires, however, were still burning across the state with areas in the south coast currently at the "watch and act” level issued by fire services.

    Australian PM apologises for family vacation amid wildfires

    22 Dec 2019

    Morrison cut short a vacation with his wife and adult children amid public anger at his absence from Australia at a time of national crisis. He arrived home Saturday and on Sunday morning spoke to reporters while visiting the headquarters of the Rural Fire Service in Sydney.

    VIDEO: Hundreds perish as cities across Europe battle heatwave

    21 Jul 2022

    Spain was gripped by a heatwave affecting much of Western Europe, which pushed temperatures as high as 45˚C in some regions last week, sparking dozens of wildfires.

    Colorado wildfire forces evacuation orders for 19,000 people

    27 Mar 2022

    The wildfire was fueled by wind earlier in the day and had grown to 122 acres (49 hectares) with no containment, Boulder Fire-Rescue spokesperson Marya Washburn said.

    Hawaii’s Maui wildfire missing list falls slightly to 385

    02 Sep 2023

    The updated total was a startling departure from what had been expected — a day earlier Gov. Josh Green said he expected the number would fall below 100.

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