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Sydney blanketed by smoke for 4th day due to hazard reduction burning
Sydney is blanketed under thick wood smoke for a fourth consecutive day due to hazard reduction burns in preparation for the wildfire season.
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A month after the Maui wildfires began, officials are still working their way through a list of the missing
The wildfires killed at least 115 people and displaced thousands more.
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Hawaii utility takes responsibility for first Maui fire, but faults firefighters for declaring blaze contained and leaving scene
Maui County has brought a lawsuit against the utility company claiming that it did not shut off its power lines despite the high winds and dry conditions.
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To stop wildfires, residents in some Greek suburbs put their own money toward early warning drones
Residents in a leafy suburb of the Greek capital have united this summer to prevent deadly wildfires from reaching their homes. They’ve turned to drones.
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Release of 388 names of missing after Maui wildfires helps find some alive, but frustrates others
Within hours of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, some cases were already being resolved Friday as relatives or the people themselves reported they were safe.
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Two weeks after Maui fire, officials continue search for over 1,000 missing people
The FBI said Wednesday that officials are working to locate approximately 1,100 people who remain missing two weeks after a devastating fire razed Lahaina, Hawaii.
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WATCH: Firenado spotted over fire in Canada
Firefighters in Canada captured video of a fire whirl over Gun Lake, Canada, on Aug. 17 in the Downton Lake fire.
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At least 18 bodies found in Greece as firefighters battle wildfires across the country
Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece have found the bodies of 18 people thought to have been migrants who entered the country from Turkey.
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Two dead, hundreds of structures burned in Washington state wildfires
Authorities say a second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that have burned hundreds of structures and briefly closed a section of an interstate.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Facebook of putting profits over people’s safety during Canada’s wildfire emergencies.
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Wildfires rage across Spokane, Washington, forcing thousands to evacuate
The wildfires have damaged hundred of homes and burned at least 25,000 acres.
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Wildfire on Spain's tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately, official says
The Canary Islands leader says police have confirmed that a wildfire on the tourist island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands was started deliberately.
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Firefighters keep wildfire away from 2 cities in western Canada for now, but drier conditions expected
Firefighters have kept wildfires at bay near the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as well as a threatened city in British Columbia, though no one is claiming victory as forecasters warn that drier and windier weather is coming.
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Canadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations
“We fought 100 years of fires all in one night,” West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund told reporters.
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Fast-moving wildfires sweep Washington state, forcing thousands to evacuate
One of the largest blazes, the so-called Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington, began around noon Friday and a few hours later had surged through 4.7 square miles
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Evacuations ordered as wildfire nears capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
Canadian officials in the Northwest Territories have ordered residents of Yellowknife to evacuate as wildfires burn just outside the city’s borders.
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Thousands scramble to evacuate in Canada as unprecedented wave of wildfires rage
Firefighters worked to keep open the only route out of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a wildfire moved closer to the city of 20,000.
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Maui's top emergency official resigns after criticism for not activating sirens during fire
Maui’s top emergency management official resigned Thursday, one day after he defended his decision not to sound warning sirens as wildfires swept across the island.
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Search and rescue continues in Hawaii after devastating wildfire
Search and rescue teams continue to comb through the wreckage of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, for victims and survivors.
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Thousands flee as wildfire approaches capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
Canadian officias say air evacuations were to begin for people in the path of wildfires in the Northwest Territories as the blazes neared Yellowknife, a city of 20,000 people.