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Thousands flee Manitoba wildfires in Canada
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» OTTAWA - More than 17,000 people in the midwestern Canadian province of Manitoba were being evacuated on Wednesday as the region experienced its worst start to a wildfire season in years.
Southwest Europe swelters as wildfires burn
AFP, Published on 15/07/2022
» MADRID - Thousands of firefighters on Friday battled wildfires in France, Portugal and Spain in the face of scorching heatwaves as Britain braced for "extreme" heat in the coming days.
Wildfires in Portugal and Spain contained
AFP, Published on 18/08/2022
» LISBON: Massive wildfires in Portugal and Spain were largely under control Thursday after forcing thousands from their homes and destroying large swathes of land.
Extreme heat sparks wildfires, health warnings
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» ROME - Extreme heat was forecast across the globe on Wednesday, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America.
Air pollution triggers respiratory diseases
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/03/2023
» More than 31,000 people in Bangkok and 1.4 million nationwide have developed respiratory diseases due to haze pollution since Jan 1, according to the Public Health Ministry.
Wildfires rage as Algeria observes day of mourning
AFP, Published on 12/08/2021
» TIZI OUZOU (ALGERIA) - Blazes raged across northern Algeria on Thursday as the country observed a national day of mourning for dozens of people killed in the latest wildfires to sweep the Mediterranean.
Fires sweep much of Europe as countries swelter in the heat
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» PARIS - Dozens of wildfires have hit countries across northern Europe and Greece as a heatwave continues to hold across much of the continent.
Key to controlling wildfires lies with communities
Oped, David Ganz, Published on 23/04/2020
» While attention is focused on the coronavirus pandemic, we must also be alert to another fast-spreading hazard claiming lives — wildfires.
At least 20 dead in Greek wildfires
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» ATHENS: At least 20 people have died and more than 100 injured after wildfires tore through woodland and villages around Athens, as Greek authorities rushed to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches in coastal areas early Tuesday.
Death toll hits 50 from Greek wildfires
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» Fifty people have died and 170 have been injured in wildfires ravaging woodland and villages in the Athens region, as Greek authorities rush to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches along the coast on Tuesday.