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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Texas Panhandle wildfires: What you need to know about the blazes, damage and recovery

The full scope of damage still isn’t known, but some Panhandle residents have returned home. Firefighters continue battling the infernos.

The Texas Tribune

Texas town evacuated as firefighters battle state’s biggest ever wildfire

Planes drop fire retardant on blazes that have destroyed up to 500 homes and businesses but weather change may offer some respite

The Guardian - US

Panhandle residents begin rebuilding, even as fight to contain fires continues

The fire that engulfed their town was only 15% contained over the weekend, but Canadian residents were back to selling flowers and preparing for an election.

The Texas Tribune

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As wildfires rage through Panhandle, Fritch residents seek respite at church

Shaken by the devastation, families find comfort in each other as they pick through the rubble and commune at a church in nearby Borger.

The Texas Tribune

New Panhandle wildfire emerges, forcing evacuation of tiny town of Sanford

Get the latest updates as firefighters continue battling massive fires that have burned more than 1 million acres.

The Texas Tribune

A visual guide to the Texas wildfire

What has been the impact of the Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle, and what could happen now?

The Guardian - US

Texas wildfires cause chaos as largest blaze in state history scorches 1.2m acres

Governor issues disaster declaration as emergency crews work to contain dozens of wildfires burning across Texas Panhandle

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Crews keeping watch over fire ahead of more danger

Fire crews are keeping a close watch over a massive blaze in Victoria's west days before more dangerous conditions are expected in the state.

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Residents safe to return as fire deemed suspicious

A blaze south of Ballarat that threatened homes is being treated as suspicious after firefighters controlled two raging bushfires in western Victoria.

AAP

Historic Texas wildfire consumes over 500,000 acres as blaze rages on

Smokehouse Creek fire at 0% containment with several counties still evacuated amid growing flames

The Guardian - US

Texas nuclear weapons facility pauses operations as wildfires spread

Wildfires have destroyed homes, cut off power and prompted evacuations

Evening Standard

Maui wildfire survivors can apply for $175m One Ohana Fund starting 1 March

People who lost loved ones or were injured may be eligible for payout from fund announced Tuesday – but there’s a catch

The Guardian - US

Victorian authorities on alert as strong winds develop amid 40C heat and catastrophic conditions

Residents across state’s west told to take action while bushfire continues to burn near Ballarat

The Guardian - AU

More residents leave as authorities renew dire warning

New emergency warnings have led to more residents fleeing fire danger zones in Victoria as a massive blaze threatens a number of towns.

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Victoria fires: more than 30,000 evacuations urged ahead of Wednesday’s bushfire risk

About 100 schools, early childhood facilities to close ahead of what could be worst fire day in Victoria in four years

AAP

'Leave early': thousands warned to flee wild bushfires

Victorians who could be caught in the path of raging fires are being urged to relocate before hot and windy conditions threaten lives and homes.

AAP

Scramble to set up camp ahead of extreme fire danger

Extreme or catastrophic fire danger is predicted in six of Victoria's nine weather districts, with temperatures of more than 40C tipped in the state's west.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria fires: at least three homes destroyed as authorities warn towns still under threat

Warnings remained in place for a group of communities west of Ballarat as crews work to get blaze under control

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‘It’s just what you do for people’: the volunteer force helping Victoria’s Beaufort bushfire evacuees

Thousands of people are under evacuation warnings due to a 11,000ha fire burning west of Ballarat and locals have opened their homes to help

International Business Times

'Zombie' Blazes And Drought: Canada Headed For Another Brutal Fire Season

Beneath the ground in Western Canada, dozens of so-called "zombie fires" that started last year are still burning.

The Guardian - AU

Fire situation ‘will get worse before it gets better’ – as it happened

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Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

A total fire ban has been announced for most of Victoria as hot, dry and windy conditions bear down on southern Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria fires claim at least 25 homes as power outages to continue into next week

Town of Pomonal the worst affected, with 24 houses destroyed in bushfires that broke out on Tuesday

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Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 101 as victims identified

The death toll from the devastating wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina in Hawaii rises to 101 as authorities identify a new victim.

AAP

Hot spell sweeps the nation, sparking trouble in Vic

Widespread hot weather has led to fires in Victoria and high temperatures plus rain storms in other parts of the nation.

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