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Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes evacuated thousands of locals and tourists from villages in the southeast of the Aegean island, where wildfires were raging out of control for a fifth day. High winds and a nine-kilometre (six-mile)…

Last Updated: April 02, 2023, 15:07 ISTParticipants hold a huge flag at the front of a fire torch parade during celebrations in Seoul. (Representative Image/AFP)Smoke billowing from forests was seen across the city as firefighters battled…

MADRID: More than 1,500 people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain’s eastern Castellon province on Friday, marking an early start to the nation's fire season amid bone dry conditions.Local officials said the fire had…

Issued on: 18/08/2022 - 22:34 Algerian firefighters battled Thursday to rein in forest fires that have ravaged large parts of the drought-hit North African country, killing…

<!-- -->Most deaths were in the El Tarf region near the eastern border with Tunisia. (Representational)Algiers: Algerian firefighters were Thursday battling a string of blazes, fanned by drought and a blistering heatwave, that have…

Algerian firefighters were Thursday battling a string of blazes, fanned by drought and a blistering heatwave, that have killed at least 38 people and left destruction in their wake. Deadly forest fires have become an annual scourge in the…

Issued on: 17/08/2022 - 22:32 At least 26 people died and dozens of others were injured in forest fires that ravaged 14 districts of northern Algeria on Wednesday, the…

Issued on: 26/07/2022 - 02:50 Firefighters on Monday finally started to control California’s largest wildfire so far this year, halting its eastward expansion toward nearby…

Issued on: 24/07/2022 - 08:26 A fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday and prompted evacuations even as firefighters made progress against…

Hundreds of tourists and residents were evacuated on Saturday from a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos as a wildfire destroyed homes in the beachside village of Vatera. The fires sent up thick clouds of smoke blotting out the sun…