Forest fire blazes near Ukraine front line, killing 9
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — At least nine people have died and 14 others have been injured in forest fires in…
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California wine country faces long battle as fire explodes
CALISTOGA, United States (AFP) -- Two California wildfires that ravaged Napa's famous wine region and killed three people exploded in…
6 years ago
Fire at Greek migrant camp ‘under control’: police
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A fire that broke out on Sunday at a reception centre for asylum-seekers on the Greek…
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Lesbos police begin operation to move homeless migrants to new camp
GREECE (AFP) -- Police on the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday began an operation to rehouse thousands of homeless…
6 years ago
California braces for high winds that could propel deadly wildfires
by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California faces more devastation from wildfires that have ravaged the West…
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Explosions spark huge fire in Italian port, no casualties
ROME, Italy Explosions and a huge fire ripped through the port area of the Italian city of Ancona early Wednesday,…
6 years ago
New York sees smoke from West Coast fires
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Smoke from the fires ravaging the American West Coast traveled across the continent to…
6 years ago
15 killed, 500,000 evacuated in unprecedented western US bushfires
by Javier TOVAR Agence France Presse Firefighters were battling unprecedented wildfires up and down the US West Coast on Friday…
6 years ago
Hundreds of Oregon homes destroyed by US wildfires
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Hundreds of homes have been lost to massive and unprecedented Oregon wildfires with…
6 years ago
Why are Brazil’s wetlands engulfed in flames?
by Louis GENOT RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, is burning at record-shattering…
6 years ago
Greenpeace warns Beirut fire smoke could be ‘toxic’
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Greenpeace warned residents in Lebanon's capital Thursday to protect themselves against "toxic" smoke after a huge…
6 years ago
Huge fire at Beirut port weeks after deadly blast
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- A huge fire raged in Beirut port on Thursday, AFP correspondents said, sparking alarm among Lebanese…
6 years ago
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