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- Bollywood
‘Heartbroken’ Preity Zinta says ‘we are safe as of now’ amid LA wildfires
Mumbai: Actress Preity Zinta said that she and her family are safe “as of now” amid the Los Angeles wildfires and added that she is heartbroken at the devastation around her. Taking…
- Middle East
Actor James Woods loses home in LA wildfire, netizens call ‘poetic justice’
The ongoing disastrous wildfire in Los Angeles has destroyed prominent Hollywood actor and director James Wood’s properties worth of billion dollars including his luxurious home. In an emotional interview aired on CNN,…
- World
Los Angeles wildfires: Thousands evacuate as flames consume neighborhoods
Los Angeles: Many watched their homes burn on television in a state of shock. Since the flames erupted in and around Los Angeles, scores of residents have returned to their still smouldering…
- World
Raging wildfire forces evacuation of more than 30,000 residents in Greece
Athens: Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of more than 30,000 residents of Marathon town, northeastern Attica region, due to a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fuelled by hot and windy weather. Residents of…
- World
Canadian PM convenes emergency meeting on wildfire crisis
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has convened an emergency meeting to discuss the wildfire crisis in the Northwest Territories. Mass evacuation of areas in the territory is ongoing, including the capital…
- World
US: Death toll in Hawaii wildfire climbs to 53
Hawaii: At least 53 people have now been killed by the Lahaina fire as the firefighting efforts continue in Hawaii, CNN reported citing Maui County’s statement. Maui County in the statement said,…
- World
Wildfire raging in California, Nevada spreads to 94,009 acres
Los Angeles: A wildfire raging across the US states of California and Nevada since July 28 has so far spread to 94,009 acres of land. The fire, dubbed York Fire, was first…
- Middle East
Massive forest wildfires sweep Syria
Damascus: Firefighters have been battling massive wildfires in central, western and northwestern Syria since July 12, local media reported The fires broke out in the countryside of the central province of Hama,…
- World
Over 120 mn Americans across dozen states due to Canadian wildfire smoke
Los Angeles: More than 120 million people across more than a dozen US states from the Midwest to the East Coast are under air quality alerts, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues…
- World
Wildfire prompts evacuation orders in Canadian subdivisions
Halifax: Canada’s Nova Scotia RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) have ordered residents of subdivisions in the Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains area to leave their homes in the face of a fast-moving…
- World
Nearly 100 wildfires rage in Canadian province, no signs of slowing
Ottawa: Nearly 100 wildfires are currently raging in the Canadian province of Alberta, with experts saying that there were no signs of slowing down, the media reported. Since the first local state…
- Middle East
Turkey wildfire under control after 2 days, 8 injured
Ankara: A wildfire in Turkey was finally brought under control after it raged for two days, leaving eight people injured, including one in serious condition, according to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. A…