ByAPDwriterIshwarDevKhanalKATHMANDU,April5(APD)-Withtheonsetofsummerseason,wildfireshavedestroyedmorethan2,300hectaresofforestareaacrossNepal.TheForestDepartmen
AfiercewildfireragedonnorthofLosAngelesSunday,threateningothertownsafteralreadycharringvastswathsofland,butotherblazeswerelargelycontainedafterburningfordays.Th
FirefightersonThursdaybattledragingwildfiresacrosssouthernCaliforniathathaveforcedtensofthousandsofpeopletofleetheirhomes,includingresidentsontheoutskirtsofLosA
Threepeoplehavediedandatleast25otherswereinjuredasSundayturnedintoPortugal'sworstdayoftheyearforforestfires,localmediareported.TwoofthedeathsoccurredinPenacova,
ThreemoredeathshavebeenconfirmedinthewildfiresburninginnorthernCaliforniawinecountry,whichwerealreadythedeadliestseriesofsuchfiresinstatehistory.BySaturdayafter
California'sfireprotectionchiefhaswarnedthatdevastatingwildfirescouldworsenagainovertheweekendduetodryairandstrengtheningwinds.KenPimlottsaidseveralthousandextr
RagingwildfiresinCalifornia'swinecountryhaveclaimedatleast10livesandforcedthousandstoflee,authoritiessaidMonday.Fannedbywindssurpassing80kilometersanhour,thebla
AtleastonepersonisdeadandtwohavebeenseriouslyinjuredinfiresinNorthernCalifornia.AstateofemergencyhasbeendeclaredinNapa,SonomaandYubacounties,northofSanFrancisco
ADPRKmissilethatflewoverJapanonFridaywasjustthelatestinalongseriesofmissileandnucleartestsconductedbyPyongyang.Butthepaceoflauncheshasdramaticallyincreasedinthe
Forestfirescutoffavillageof2,000peopleinPortugal,asfirefightersstruggledThursdaytocontroltwomajorblazesinthecentreofthecountry,localofficialssaid.Andwithanother
French firefighters say they have tamed one of the fiercest blazes to break out during wildfires in the south east of the country.
ThetownofWilliamsLakeinBritishColumbia'sCaribooregionwasputonevacuationalertTuesdayaswildfiresburnedacrosstheheartoftheWesternCanadianprovince,Canada'spublicbro
Afterdevastatingfiresclaimedthelivesofsevenpeopleanddestroyedhundredsofhomes,thetownofGardenRouteinKnysna,SouthAfrica,isslowlyrebuildingandresidentsarepraisingf
AcatastrophicforestfireinPortugalhasclaimedatleast58lives,officialssay.MostdiedwhiletryingtofleethePedrógãoGrandearea,50km(30miles)south-eastofCoimbra,intheirca
Dozens of Indonesian men, suspected of being hired by an oil palm plantation company, threatened to kill environmental investigators checking on fires on Sumatra island, the environment ministry said.
The haze that affected Singapore from Friday to Sunday was caused by forest fires burning in Rokan Hilir in Sumatra's Riau province, Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said yesterday.
A total of 1,552 fires and explosions broke out across Vietnam in the first five months of this year, killing 34 people and injuring 153 others, while causing property losses of some 723 billion Vietnamese dong (32.1 million U.S. dollars), the country's Fire Prevention and Fight Department said Monday.
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