Fast-moving fires erupted across California on Wednesday as the state was lashed by powerful winds that complicated firefighting efforts, necessitated power shutoffs and raised...
A wind-driven wildfire roared through rural and residential communities north-west of Los Angeles, charring more than 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) and levelling scores of...
The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, unsuccessfully goes to shake the hand of a firefighter in the Bega Valley township of Cobargo. 'I don’t...
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An out of control fire has burnt 2,575 hectares of Namadgi National Park, south-west of Canberra, the Australian capital. Residents have been warned to...