Disaster

EU environment ministers hold minute of silence for Portugal forest fire victims

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg (Reuters) - EU environment ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Monday (June 19) held a minute of silence for…

Full destruction from Portugal fire seen from sky as Spanish air force dump gallons of water over wildfire

PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal (Reuters) - The full extent of the damage caused by a forest fire that ravaged parts of…

Tourists arrive in Portugal amid news of forest fire tragedy

LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) - Holiday makers arriving on Sunday (June 18) night at Lisbon's airport said they were concerned about…

Portugal’s president declares national mourning following fire that killed 62 people

LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) - Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Sunday (June 18) addressed the nation following a huge…

Brother of identified London apartment block blaze victim recounts ordeal

LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) - The brother of a man named as a victim of a devastating blaze that gutted…

UK minister vows “no stone unturned” in London fire inquiry

LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) - British Police and Fire Minister Nick Hurd said on Thursday (June 15) the government would…

Friends and family search for missing loved ones after London fire

LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) - Friends and relatives were searching for loved ones still missing as smoke was wafting out…

Blimp at US Open golf tourney catches fire in Wisconsin

WISCONSIN, United States (Reuters) - A blimp at the United States Open golf tournament in Wisconsin caught fire and crashed…

Londoners help survivors of deadly apartment building fire

UNITED KINGDOM (Reuters) - Residents from across London have sprung into action to help survivors of a massive apartment building…

Fire breaks out at Mexico’s top refinery; nine people hurt

SALINAS CRUZ, Mexico (Reuters) - A major fire broke out at Mexican state oil producer Pemex's Salina Cruz refinery on…

Fire official says “a number of fatalities” in massive blaze in West London apartment block

by Alice Ritchie / Fayruz Rajpar Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - "A number" of people have been killed in a…

Landslides kill 43 in Bangladesh after heavy rain

KHAGRACHARI, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Landslides triggered by heavy rain buried hillside homes in Bangladesh on Tuesday (June 13) killing at…

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