A wildfire fanned by strong winds forced the evacuation of a residential settlement and a boarding school in the town of Keratea near Athens, the fire brigade said on Wednesday.

Greek wildfire rages near Athens, residential area evacuated

Over 200 people, who were trapped in wildfires in northern California, were airlifted to safety by members of the California National Guard, officials said on Sunday.

California wildfires: More than 200 people airlifted to safety

Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, the state fire department said Monday, as an uncontrolled blaze forced many residents to flee their homes.

California fires burn record 2 million acres

Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, the state fire department said Monday, as an uncontrolled blaze forced many residents to flee their homes. California's governow has declared state of emergency.

California: Wildfires burn record 2 million acres, state of emergency declared

Dry thunderstorms spark massive fires in California; close to a million acres burnt

Raging wildfires have wreaked havoc in California as they have burned nearly one million acres in a week and destroyed hundreds of homes. The weekend weather, in addition, threatened to spark new fires and overwhelm the state's firefighting ability.

Wildfires continue to rage in California, at least 6 dead

Dozens of lightning-sparked California wildfires grew rapidly on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate homes in the San Francisco Bay Area. California has been hit by its worst lightning storms in nearly two decades, with around 11,000 strikes igniting over 370 fires this week and stretching firefighting resources to the limit, authorities said.

Thousands evacuated as California wildfires double in size

In the United States, the massive wildfire burning in Northern California has resulted in rare and dangerous fire tornado's Watch report.

20,000 acres of land destroyed in California fire

A thermometer at Death Valley’s Furnace Creek in the Southern California desert has soared to 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 Celsius)

WION Dispatch:California shows highest global temperature in over 100 years | Climate Change

California is currently witnessing a wildfire, with extremely dangerous heat conditions to persist for the next few days. In Palm Springs alone, the temperature is expected to touch 41 degree Celsius.

'Apple Fire' raises the heat in California as temperature touches 41° C

Superstorms, landslides, heat waves and raging wildfires have occurred even as the world battles the pandemic. China Rescue teams have been scrambling in the country, although not in full strength.

World battles coronavirus pandemic amid superstorms and wildfires

Record-breaking Arctic heat leaves Siberia 'red-faced'

The Australian government has pledged $52 million (A$76 million) to the tourism industry in the aftermath of bushfires that ravaged the country. Currently, Australia is witnessing heavy rains that have helped to dampen the effect of the fire.

Australian government pledges $52 million to revive tourism in bushfire-ravaged states

Bushfires in Australia are having a devastating impact on wildlife, with welfare groups racing to rescue as many wild animals as possible. But not all can be saved.

Not all animals injured in bushfires can be saved: Australian volunteers

Australian farmer, Anthony Thomas, sat on his quad bike on Wednesday (January 8) as he looked at his farm, wiped out by the catastrophic bushfires which swept through Kiah in New South Wales, taking everything in its path when it blazed through four days ago.

'It just meant so much to me': Australian farmer loses entire deer farm to raging bushfire

The bushfires in Australia show no signs of abating. Satellite images taken on January 7 showed bushfires smoke drifting across Chile and Argentina, some 11,000 km away from Australia's east coast. #WION #Australia #AustraliaBushfires

Australian bushfires smoke travels through South America

Australia's most populous state declared its second state of emergency in two months on Thursday (December 19) as extreme heat and strong winds fanned scores of uncontrolled bushfires with aerial vision showing at least three properties on fire in south west Sydney.

Properties destroyed, as state of emergency declared for New South Wales

California's bankrupt power producer PG&E Corp said on Friday (December 6) it had reached a $13.5 billion settlement with victims of some of most devastating wildfires in the state's modern history.

Bankrupt PG&E reaches $13.5 bn settlement with California wildfire victims

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Thirteen Pakistanis including eight children died early Monday when a blaze tore through their corrugated metal home in a rural area of western Jordan, authorities said.

Jordan: Children among 13 Pakistanis killed in blaze

Authorities in Australia's Queensland and New South Wales states declared a state of emergency on Monday as the country's eastern region prepared for "catastrophic" fire conditions.

Australian authorities in Queensland, New South Wales urge evacuations ahead of 'catastrophic' fire threat

Dozens of bushfires raged out of control across eastern Australia on Friday, blocking escape routes for residents and shuttering the main highway linking major cities on the country's Pacific coast.

'Uncharted territory' as bushfires rage across Australia's east

The psychological scars remain raw a year after California's deadliest wildfire raced across a mountain ridge and destroyed the town of Paradise, killing 85 people.

Hope and despair in Paradise one year after devastating fire

As fires flared in the Australian state of New South Wales on Friday (November 8), carers at the mid-north coast Port Macquarie Koala Hospital continued to nurse koalas rescued from the fire zone.

Rescuers tend to burnt koalas in Australia

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