Evacuees fleeing Canary Islands wildfire rise to 8,000
(Reuters) – Around 8,000 people have been evacuated as firefighters battle an out-of-control wildfire on Gran Canaria in Spain’s Canary Islands, authorities said on Monday....
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Villagers angry as Portugal wildfire still rages
VILA DE REI/MACAO, Portugal, July 22 (Reuters) – After more than 50 hours, firefighters were still battling a wildfire in centralPortugal late on Monday, as villagers and...
Hawaii’s Maui Island wildfire forces evacuations
Thousands of residents and visitors on Hawaii’s Maui Island were ordered to evacuate two communities on Thursday as a spreading wildfire sent smoke billowing high...
President calls for coordination to meet increased fire risk
President Anastasiades called on ministries to coordinate efforts to counter a heightened fire risk this summer as the proliferation of vegetation caused by heavy rains...
Wildfires rage across Britain after hottest winter day on record (V)
By Jon Super DIGGLE, England Feb 27 (Reuters) – Firefighters battled a series of wildfires in Britain on Wednesday, including a large moorland blaze outside...
Australians flee homes as grassfires hit southeast
Bush and grass fires sweeping across Australia’s southeast destroyed homes, killed cattle and forced hundreds to flee on Sunday as dry, hot winds fanned the...
2017 was second hottest year on record, after sizzling 2016
Last year was the second hottest worldwide on record, just behind a sweltering 2016, with signs of climate change ranging from wildfires to a thaw...
Fire crews fighting deadly California blazes welcome cool fog
Firefighters battling 15 wildfires that have killed at least 11 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in California’s wine country on welcomed a drop in...
Wildfire forces evacuation of California town near Yosemite (Updated)
The 2,000 residents of a small California town in the foothills flanking Yosemite National Park were ordered to evacuate on Tuesday as crews battled an...
Canada wildfires disrupt industry, force 14,000 from homes
Rapidly spreading wildfires in Western Canada’s British Columbia on Monday disrupted timber and mining operations, damaged equipment at a regional electric utility and forced thousands...
Firefighters battle to contain New Zealand wildfire as 1,000 evacuated
Hundreds of firefighters and dozens of aircraft fought a massive wildfire threatening New Zealand’s third largest city Christchurch on Thursday. The wildfire in Christchurch’s Port...
Death toll from devastating Tennessee wildfire climbs to 11
By Steve Gorman The death toll from a devastating blaze in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee rose to 11 on...
Death toll rises to 7 in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains fires
By Steve Gorman The death toll from wildfires blazing in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee rose to seven on Wednesday...
Cyprus joins effort to put out wildfires in Israel
A team of fire-fighters from Cyprus has joined the effort to put out wildfires blazing in nearby Israel since Monday that has approached residential areas...
Wildfires kill three people on Portugal’s Madeira, 1,000 evacuated
At least three people died and more than a thousand were evacuated on the Portuguese island of Madeira when forest fires, raging for a third...
Firefighters work to suppress California wildfire near Big Sur coast
Firefighters on Friday were working to suppress a deadly wildfire near California’s famed Big Sur coast that has burned more than 40 homes, forced hundreds...
Wildfires in California, New Mexico trigger hundreds of evacuations
Hundreds of people have evacuated to escape a wildfire in coastal Southern California and a larger blaze in rural New Mexico as hot weather feeds...
Better weather expected to damp down Canadian wildfire
Firefighters battling a wildfire that has threatened oil sands facilities north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, looked to cooler weather, a change in winds and the...
Canada wildfire rages near oil sand facilities, extending shutdowns
A massive wildfire raged near Fort McMurray, Alberta on Tuesday and threatened major oil sands production facilities, forcing the evacuation of thousands of workers and...
Canada oil sands producers disrupted anew as wildfire shifts north (Updated)
Canadian energy producers were hit with fresh disruptions on Tuesday after a massive wildfire burning around the oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, shifted...
