Los Angeles races to contain wildfires as severe winds return, 24 killed
Updated: 1:15pm (AEDT) Los Angeles, US Reuters Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday, taking advantage of a brief respite in hazardous conditions before high winds were expected to fan the flames anew. At least 24 people have died in what California […]
Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10
Updated: 6:10pm (AEDT) Los Angeles, US Reuters Two massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west devoured nearly 10,000 homes and other structures, burning into a third night on Thursday even as the fierce winds eased and gave firefighters a welcome but temporary respite. The Palisades fire between Santa Monica and Malibu on […]
Los Angeles surrounded by out-of-control wildfires; at least five dead
Updated: 11:40am (AEDT) Los Angeles, US Reuters Raging wildfires surrounded Los Angeles on Wednesday, killing at least five people, destroying hundreds of homes and stretching firefighting resources and water supplies to the limit, as more than 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate. Fierce winds hindered firefighting operations and fueled the fires, which have burned unimpeded […]
Australian authorities assess damage from Grampians bushfire
Sydney, Australia Reuters Authorities in Australia’s Victoria state looked on Sunday to contain and assess damage from a large fire that has ripped through The Grampians National Park this week, destroying homes and farmlands. The blaze has spread across 74,000-hectares, destroying three homes and multiple sheds on the eastern section of the national park, authorities […]
Malibu wildfire rages, destroys several structures
Reuters Firefighters made some progress in containing a wildfire in the beach community of Malibu, California, on Wednesday, but it continued to threaten several structures, force residents to flee and close schools in the area. More than 1,500 firefighters were battling the Franklin Fire, which had scorched nearly 1,620 hectares and was seven per cent […]
Wildfire near Los Angeles burn dozens of homes
Updated: 3pm (AEDT) Santa Paula, California, US Reuters Over ten thousand people were ordered to evacuate communities north-west of Los Angeles as fierce seasonal winds drove a wildfire down tinder-dry hillsides into ranches and homes, authorities said. Firefighters and police cleared residents from neighbourhoods near Camarillo before homes were set ablaze by embers blown 3.2 […]
Bolivia wildfires burn record area, scorching homes and farms
La Paz, Bolivia Reuters Wildfires in Bolivia have burned through more than 10 million hectares this year, mostly in the country’s tropical east, smashing records for its worst-ever fire season and scorching an area the size of Iceland or Cuba. The new figures released on Monday by non-governmental organisation Tierra Foundation represent the equivalent of […]
Cattle burn as ‘monster’ wildfires rage in Argentina ranchlands
Capilla del Monte, Argentina Reuters Wildfires have burned through 40,000 hectares of Argentina’s central farming region of Cordoba, according to officials, leaving charred cattle, houses, forests and fields in their wake. Images from the hard-hit town of Capilla del Monte in the key ranching region showed cows completely burned and blackened amid scenes of decimated […]
Wildfire rages in Ecuador’s drought-stricken capital
Quito, Ecuador Reuters A raging wildfire filled Ecuador’s capital of Quito with smoke and threatened homes on Tuesday as authorities rushed to control the blaze at a time when a historic drought has stretched resources and patience. President Daniel Noboa said the armed forces had been deployed to fight the fire, which started around midday […]
As wildfires wipe out forests, Greeks debate: to replant, or not?
EDWARD MCALLISTER, of Reuters, reports on the challenges facing Greek communities after recent fires…