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The premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia has declared a state of emergency, saying authorities there were “facing the worst wildfire season ever”, as thousands were evacuated from cities east of Vancouver. Premier David Eby said on Friday night: “Over the past 24 hours, the...

A firetruck drives along California highway 96 as the McKinney fire burns in Klamath national forest, California, on Saturday. A wildfire in California grew to the largest the state has seen yet this year, as firefighting crews braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions. The McKinney...

In the US state of Oregon, the nation's largest active wildfire has burned through more than 300,000 acres, prompting thousands of evacuations. The Bootleg Fire, already among the biggest in the state's recent history, is one of more than 80 major blazes raging across 11 western states. Fed by...

Cyprus search crews discovered the bodies of four people outside a fire-swept mountain village on Sunday in what the a government minister called the “most destructive” blaze in the east Mediterranean island nation’s history. Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said that Civil Defense volunteers...

At least three people are dead so far and seven others missing in "unprecedented" bushfires in Australia. As the fire emergency continued into its second day on Saturday, officials confirmed that more than 150 homes in New South Wales had burned down. Thousands of people were forced to leave...

Smoke to the west of Los Angeles could be seen from the city's Hollywood area on Friday At least 25 people have been killed and more than 150,000 evacuated as two big wildfires rage in California, officials say. West of Los Angeles, the Woolsey Fire has jumped a major highway...

Tarifa is a small town in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the southernmost coast of mainland Spain. Firefighters are currently trying to control the blaze.

The Carr fire burns along Highway 299 in Shasta, Calif., on July 26. A destructive wildfire in far Northern California nearly doubled in size overnight, killing at least two people — including a city firefighter — and burning numerous homes in Redding as residents ran for their lives and...

German authorities have told residents of a village southwest of Berlin to prepare for possible evacuation due to a nearby forest fire...

A firefighter battles flames in poor visibility in Lake View Terrace. A fast-moving, wind-fueled wildfire swept into the city of Ventura early Tuesday, burning 45,500 acres, destroying homes and forcing 27,000 people to evacuate. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Ventura...