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Smoke and flames from a forest fire are seen near Lousa, Portugal, October 16, 2017. (REUTERS)
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A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Kalamos, north of Athens, Greece, August 13, 2017. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
Athens Wildfire Spreads to Three Towns, Destroys Homes
Firefighters battled to contain a wildfire near Athens on Monday after it spread overnight to three towns some 45 km northeast of the capital and damaged dozens of homes. The blaze broke out on Sunday in Kalamos, northeast Athens, and quickly spread, fanned by strong...Caption:
Los Angeles County firefighters watch brush fires on Placenta Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, Calif., Sunday, July 24, 2016. Flames raced down a steep hillside “like a freight train,” leaving smoldering remains of homes and forcing thousands to flee the wildfire churning through tinder-dry canyons in Southern California, authorities said Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Hartman)
Wildfire Threatens 20,000 Homes near Los Angeles
A California wildfire that has destroyed more than a dozen homes is forcing thousands of residents to flee as flames rage for a fourth day through drought-parched canyons and foothills north of Los Angeles, officials said on Monday. The so-called Sand Fire has charred...Caption:
A Rural Fire Service fire-fighter sprays water onto a small fire burning near a home in the Blue Mountains suburb of Faulconbridge, located around 50 miles west of Sydney, on October 22, 2013. (REUTERS/John Donegan-ABC)
Australia firefighters prepare for worst as hot weather returns
Sydney, Reuters—Australian firefighters worked desperately on Tuesday to contain massive wildfires burning in mountains west of Sydney, but with forecasts of high winds and dangerously hot weather, authorities fear more houses and lives will be lost. More than 200...Caption:
Smoke rises from a fire near Springwood, west of Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/New South Wales Rural Fire Service)