Germany evacuates 2,000 as wildfire nears village
More than 2,000 people fled their homes in western Germany on Friday after a wildfire near the Belgian border spread towards the village of Gey. Residents were asked to leave at 4…
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Canadian wildfire forces 20,000 to flee; premier warns ‘new normal’
A wildfire in British Columbia has forced more than 20,000 people to flee and killed an 80-year-old woman, The Hindu reports. The Bald Range fire near Summerland erupted on August 7 and…
2nd alarm Lake Fire rages in West Sacramento near Lowe’s
A vegetation fire, dubbed the Lake Fire, broke out in West Sacramento, California, on Thursday night near a Lowe's store at 2250 Lake Washington Boulevard. The blaze escalated to a 2nd alarm,…
Fire at Manesar school; 150 students evacuated, no injuries
A fire broke out at Kautilya Academy in Manesar, Gurugram, around 7:40 am on Wednesday after an electrical short circuit in the kitchen caused an explosion and smoke on the ground and…
US wildfires: 5 things to do before evacuation order
Evacuation orders have been issued for communities near California's Big Sur as wildfires burn across the western US. Oregon is on track for its worst wildfire season by acreage burned. Emergency officials…
Veligonda trial run on August 22, evacuation ordered
Markapuram collector M. Vijaya Sunitha has ordered the safe evacuation of villagers from the Veligonda project's submergence area ahead of the August 22 water release trial run. Special committees will oversee the…
Big Sur wildfire grows to 800 acres, evacuation orders issued
The Timber Fire in Monterey County's Big Sur area has expanded to 800 acres, prompting evacuation orders for coastal zones along Highway 1. Fire officials mandated evacuations near Partington Ridge Road and…
Typhoon Dolphin hits eastern China, 1 million evacuated
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of over 1 million people and the cancellation of at least 1,400 flights in Shanghai alone. The storm struck Zhejiang…
Canadian wildfire kills 80-year-old woman, forces evacuations
An 80-year-old woman died in a wildfire in Summerland, British Columbia. The raging inferno forced mass evacuations in the area. Livemint reports that the fire is one of several burning in the…
Canada declares B.C. emergency as wildfire forces 20,000 to flee
Canadian officials declared a state of emergency in British Columbia on Saturday after a fast-moving wildfire forced the overnight evacuation of more than 20,000 people. The Bald Range fire, first reported Friday…
