Out-of-control wildfires surrounding Los Angeles continued to grow Tuesday, forcing families to evacuate and blanketing the sky with choking...
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Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters battled Sunday (Aug. 18) to contain wildfires that have swept through parts of the southern coast of the Atlantic island of Madeira, a popular tourist destination. Crews faced strong winds that made efforts to combat the blazes difficult. The fire, which started on Wednesday (14/8) in the remote village of Ribeira Brava, has spread to the neighboring town of Camara de Lobos and is now spreading in three directions, authorities on the island said. Nearly 200 firefighters, supported by 38 vehicles, were deployed to tackle the blaze. But high temperatures, low humidity and strong winds made it difficult to extinguish the blaze. A helicopter was also working to tackle the fire but had stopped operating as night fell. “This fire, which is very dangerous, I have no doubt that it was caused by arsonists in an inaccessible area where air support cannot operate,” Madeira regional government chief Miguel Albuquerque told reporters. No injuries or fatalities were reported, but 160 people had been evacuated as a precaution, he said. The entire coast of Madeira – an autonomous region of Portugal with a population of around 250,000 people – has been placed on the second-highest alert level, until …
Out-of-control wildfires surrounding Los Angeles continued to grow Tuesday, forcing families to evacuate and blanketing the sky with choking...
Out-of-control wildfires surrounding Los Angeles continued to grow Tuesday, forcing families to evacuate and blanketing the sky with choking...
Floods and landslides killed 11 people after a fierce tropical storm dumped heavy rain on the Philippines for a second day, officials said...
Floods and landslides killed 11 people after a fierce tropical storm dumped heavy rain on the Philippines for a second day, officials said...
Super Typhoon Yagi uprooted thousands of trees and swept ships and boats out to sea, killing one person, as it made landfall in northern Vietnam on...
Super Typhoon Yagi uprooted thousands of trees and swept ships and boats out to sea, killing one person, as it made landfall in northern Vietnam on...
The forestry department on Friday issued a warning regarding the heightened risk of forest fires until Sunday due to strong to very strong winds, with...
Ha Long (Vietnam) (AFP) – Typhoon Yagi weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, after killing over a dozen people, tearing roofs off buildings,...
Ha Long (Vietnam) (AFP) – Typhoon Yagi weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, after killing over a dozen people, tearing roofs off buildings,...
Residents of Hanoi waded through waist-deep water Wednesday as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll from the strongest typhoon in decades...