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Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama expresses concern over loss of lives,
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As the world witnesses several series of natural disasters, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama expressed concerns over the severe effect of such disasters as they caused loss of lives, as well as, damage to property and the natural environment.
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US: Death toll rises to 36 in deadly wildfires in Hawaii
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
At least 36 people lost their lives in Maui County, Hawaii as a wildfire swept across parts of the island, reported CNN.
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US: At least six dead as wildfires ravage Hawaii
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
At least six people have been killed by wildfires in Hawaii, according to Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen Jr.
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3 Die as firefighting helicopters crash into each other in Southern Califo
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said in a statement on Monday that three men who were killed were Josh Bischof, an assistant chief at Cal Fire; Tim Rodriguez, a fire captain at Cal Fire; and Tony Sousa, a contract pilot, the New York Times reported.
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Israel sending more emergency relief workers to aid Greece during wildfire
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Israel is sending crews and firefighting aircraft to Greece, led by the National Security Ministry, under the command of the Israel Police Air Division, and in cooperation with the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority and the IDF
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Greece PM offers free Rhodes vacation for travellers affected by wildfires
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is offering a “do-over” for travellers whose trip to the holiday island of Rhodes was cancelled or cut short due to the country's wildfires, CNN reported.
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At least six dead as Italy faces violent storms, wildfires
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
At least six people were killed as a result of sweltering heat in the southern regions of Italy, at a time when the north of the country is also being hammered by deadly storms, CNN reported citing the local authorities.
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UAE stands in solidarity with Greece over wildfires
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The UAE has expressed its solidarity with Greece over wildfires caused by a severe heatwave sweeping the country, which have resulted in the death of two people from a crash of a firefighting plane, and the evacuation of thousands of people.
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Greece wildfires: Two pilots die as firefighting plane crashes
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Two Greek air force pilots died after a plane crashed while battling forest fires on the island of Evia on Tuesday.
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Firefighting plane crashes in Greece as wildfires rage
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Videos of the plane pouring water on a fire were posted on social media by the state broadcaster ERT. After that, it is seen falling into a mountainside and catching fire.
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Nearly 2500 more evacuated as Greece battles wildfires
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Nearly 2,500 more people were evacuated by the Greek authorities from the island of Corfu on Monday as crews fought several wildfires in the heat-battered country.
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US: Arizona residents asked to evacuate as several wildfires burn across s
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Authorities said that a total of 160 residents were ordered to evacuate from the Sunflower area in Arizona’s Maricopa County on Sunday as a wildfire burned in the Tonto National Forest.
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