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Wildfires kill 39 in Portugal, Spain
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Galicia [Spain], October 17 (ANI): At least 39 people have been killed by wildfires in Portugal and Spain, officials from both the countries said on Monday.
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Death toll in Portugal wildfire rises to 27
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], Oct 16 (ANI): The death toll in the fires that raged across mainland Portugal has risen to 27 amid high temperatures and strong winds fanned by Hurricane Ophelia.
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California fires: Death toll mounts to 33 dead
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
California [USA] Oct. 14 (ANI): The death toll in the devastating Northern California wildfire has mounted to 33.
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Death toll in California wildfire rises to 29
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
California [U.S.A.], Oct 13 (ANI): Death toll in the wildfire that swept through northern California, has reached 29 as hundreds of firefighters are still battling the flames in multiple areas of the region.
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Death toll in California wildfire rises to 21
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
California [U.S.A.], Oct 12 (ANI): Death toll in the wildfire that swept through northern California, has risen to 21 as hundreds of firefighters are still battling the flames in multiple areas of the region.
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California deadly wildfires : 17 dead, 2000 buildings destroyed
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
California [U.S.A.], Oct 11 (ANI):Wildfires raging across broad swaths of Northern California have killed at least 17 people, hospitalised hundreds, and destroyed an estimated 2,000 buildings, as hundreds of firefighters battled to control the flames.
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Trump pledges support in fighting California wildfires
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct 11 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has said that the federal government will stand with the people of California after the devastating wildfires blazing through the region claimed 15 lives.
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Wildfire leaves 10 dead in Northern California
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Northern California [U.S.A.], October 10 (ANI): At least 10 people were killed after wildfires driven by powerful winds tore through Northern California on Monday, forcing evacuations and destroying homes in their path.
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Wild forest fire danger not limited in climate variations
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 14 (ANI): A wildfire is a fire in an area of combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or rural area. These are common in summer in the temperate boreal forest, rarer at high altitudes, and unheard of in an ice age at high altitudes, until now.
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Hundreds, including children, evacuated as wildfires ablaze California
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 10 (ANI): In the wake of a string of wildfires blazing through California, campers were forced to leave their tents and children were evacuated from summer camps to escape the wrath of the calamity.
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Global wildfires are burning less land
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 30 (ANI): According to a trend that NASA's satellites detected from space, shifting livelihoods across the tropical forest frontiers of South America, the Eurasian Steppe and the savannas of Africa are altering landscapes and leading to a significant decline i
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UN chief wishes speedy recovery for wildfire victims of Portugal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
United Nations, June 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed his condolences to the Portuguese Government and the people after wildfires have claimed many lives.
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