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Residents of Canada's Lytton evacuate as catastrophic wildfires devastate
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
British Columbia [Canada], July 2 (ANI): Around 250 residents of Lytton city of Canada's British Columbia have been ordered to evacuate as explosive wildfires broke out amid soaring temperatures causing record heat waves in the province.
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Smoke canopies Nepal as wildfire engulfs 54 districts
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 26 (ANI): A thick layer of smoke canopied the Nepali capital Kathmandu and other cities on Friday as 54 districts throughout the nation reported wildfires.
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COVID-19 pneumonia causes more damage than typical pneumonia, says study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Researchers from the Northwestern University claims that COVID-19 pneumonia spreads like multiple wildfires, leaving destroyed lung tissue in its wake.
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Death toll from devastating US West Coast wildfires approaching 30
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 30 people have been killed and dozens of others remain missing amid unprecedented wildfires on the US West Coast, NBC reports.
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Trump to visit fire-engulfed California on Monday: White House
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump will pay a visit to the US west coast state of California, where devastating wildfires have been raging for close to a month now, Judd Deere, the White House's deputy press secretary, said on Saturday.
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California wildfires burned record number of acres already in 2020: Govern
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): California wildfires have already set the record for the number of acres burned in a single year, Governor Gavin Newsom told a press conference.
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California wildfires spread over record 2 million acres
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
California [US], September 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Wildfires in California have covered more than 2 million acres this year, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), setting a record for a single fire season.
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California wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Los Angeles [USA], July 21 (ANI): Several wildfires burning in the western US state of California on Monday spread across vast acres of land, prompting local authorities to immediately issue mandatory evacuations.
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California wildfire destroys several homes, thousands evacuated as Arizona
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 19 (ANI): A fast-moving wildfire in Northern California destroyed several homes on Wednesday, while another blaze in Arizona-- the seventh-largest wildfire on record-- expanded to 114,000 acres.
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Kerala minister announces Rs 7.5 L compensation for family of forest watch
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Kerala government on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 7. 5 lakh each to families of the three forest range watchers, killed in a wildfire at the Vadakkanchery range in Thrissur district on Sunday.
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Australia to kill thousands of camels amid wildfires
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Jan 08 (ANI): Authorities here will begin five-day campaign to kill thousand of camels in Australia as they drink too much water amid the wildfires.
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Absent due to Australia wildfires, Russell Crowe wins Golden Globe for 'Th
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): Russell Crowe tapped a Golden Globe Award on Sunday for the 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series made for Television' category for his role as Roger Ailes in 'The Loudest Voice.'
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