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| Apr.18 |
 Argentina |
Smoke chokes Buenos Aires  Map of Buenos Aires Argentina 300 brush fires set deliberately consumed thousands of acres in the provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos
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| Nov.24 |
Southern California |
Residents flee fires  Forest fires near Malibu have destroyed dozens of homes and forced the evacuation of 10,000 people
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| Oct.26 |
San Diego |
Wind lull calms fires Firefighters are taking advantage of a break in the weather to contain the remaining major wildfires near San Diego
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| Oct.25 |
Southern California |
 Bush flies over fires US President has flown over the area devastated by the wildfires to see the extent of the damage for himself
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Southern California |
Fire winds ease Weather forecasts have raised hopes of some respite from the wildfires raging out of control for the last 4 days
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| Oct.24 |
Washington |
Bush declares major fire disaster | Conditions that created what Schwarzenegger dubbed 'the perfect storm for fire' eased, helping firefighters gain ground. George Bush has declared California a major disaster zone after 4... | |
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| Oct.23 |
Southern California |
 500,000 flee wildfires Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in their vehicles
| The blazes have left 2 people dead and destroyed 1,200 homes and businesses. Fierce winds are fanning 16 fires that have razed land from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border
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| Oct.22 |
Southern California |
Californians flee as fires rage California has evacuated a quarter of a million people as fierce winds fan wildfires in the LA region from San Diego up to Santa Barbara
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| Oct.21 |
Southern California |
Malibu celebrities feel the heat A large wildfire is raging in the Pacific town, causing devastation and threatening the homes of several wealthy celebrities
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| Sep.27 |
Greece |
Forests recovery 'to take decades' The environmental charity WWF has said it will take at least 2 decades for forests to grow back in the areas destroyed by the recent fires
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87 killed in plane crash
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| Aug.29 |
Greece |
Fire victims queue for cash Hundreds of victims crowded into banks to receive up to $17,732 in aid promised by the government, which has been accused of mishandling
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| Aug.28 |
Greece |
Foreign firefighters aid Greece A small fleet of foreign planes and helicopters is trying to battle dozens of wildfires that have killed at least 64 people
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| Aug.27 |
Greece |
MPs row over fire response Opposition MPs have attacked the government's response to the devastating forest fires, which have claimed at least 63 lives
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle| The wildfires that have scorched southern Greece, reached the ancient city of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic games, | |
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| Aug.25 |
Greece |
63 died from forest fires The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
| Karamanlis: Fires may have been deliberately set ahead of national elections. The newspapers are calling the southern Peloponnese region a 'crematorium'. The worst fires are concentrated along an 50 mile stretch on the west coast of the Peloponnese
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| Aug.24 |
Greece |
Fires kill 27 in southern Greece | At least 15 people have been killed on the deadliest day of wildfires this year. At least 9 people have burned to death in their cars | |
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| Aug.16 |
Greece |
Forest fire grips Athens suburbs
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| Aug.5 |
 Croatia |
Dubrovnik menaced by major fire Map of Dubrovnik Croatia A state of emergency has been declared in the city, whose suburbs are threatened by a major forest fire
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| Jul.31 |
Spain |
Canaries fires force evacuations
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Fire rips through Cutty Sark
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| Mar.11 |
Southern California |
Brushfire scorched thousands of acres
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| Jan.16 |
Australia |
Fires threaten homes
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Hospital fire killed 45 women
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| Sep.30 |
Southern California |
Wildfire threatens 2,100 buildings Fueled by dry conditions, the blaze has scorched 20,655 acres northwest of downtown LA
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Apartment fire kills 16
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| Jan.25 |
Aceh |
Banda Aceh battles raging fire
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| Oct.29 |
Southern California |
Firefighter dies in fires
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| Oct.28 |
Southern California |
Fires consume 500,000 acres With wildfires raging from Simi Valley to San Diego, the number of homes destroyed rose above 1,100
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| Oct.24 |
Southern California |
Hundreds flee fire near L.A.
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| Aug.4 |
Portugal |
Forest fires 'calamity'
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96 killed in nightclub inferno
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| Jan.19 |
Australia |
Canberra sifts through rubble
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Australia |
Canberra fights its worst bushfires
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| Jan.18 |
Australia |
3 die in brush fires
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Australia |
State of emergency in capital The ferocious bushfires have killed one person, burned dozens of homes and forced thousands of evacuations
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| Dec.4 |
Sydney |
Wildfires ravage Sydney Dry and windy conditions fan more than 60 blazes
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| Jun.23 |
Arizona |
Wildfires merge, form massive blaze Massive Rodeo fire and the smaller Chediski fire have joined to form the nation's largest wildland blaze
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| Jun.13 |
Colorado |
Firefighters plan 'all-out assault'
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Lagos blasts leave 500 dead
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| Jan.3 |
Sydney |
Super-helicopter rescues firefighters
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Fireworks blaze kills 230
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| Dec.25 |
Sydney |
Struggle with inferno
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| Dec.24 |
Australia |
Bush fires wreck holiday havoc Fires are fanned by high winds and scorching temperatures
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