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Forest Wildfire in China

A forest fire broke out in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of SW China. Firefighters are currently fighting the fire in Wuzhou city.

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Wildfire in Tennessee, USA

A wildfire outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee has burned more than 30 large rental cabins.

The wildfire near the resort town of Pigeon Forge has burned 230 acres. About 150 evacuated people are having shelter at the Pigeon Forge Community Centre.

Wildfires in South Carolina, USA

Dry and windy weather across South Carolina resulted in more than 100 wildfires over the weekend.

Brunei

A forest fire has occurred in Telamba village of Brunei.

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Galena Fire - Colorado, USA

Wildfire in northern Colorado, USA has burned more than than 1 000 acres. The fire began yesterday west of Fort Collins. Evacuation orders have been issued for south and west of Horsetooth Reservoir.

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Wildfire in California

A California wildfire continues to blaze, having burned more than 300 acres in and around Rancho Jurupa Regional Park.

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Wildfire in Lone Pine, California

A wildfire has burned a 406-acre area east of Lone Pine, California.

Nearly 500 firefighters are struggling to control the blaze.

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Tasmanian wildfires

The wildfires on the Tasman Peninsula, east of Hobart, has claimed least 80 properties and left thousands of people isolated overnight. Almost 30% of properties in the town of Dunalley were destroyed. A major highway has been re-opened as interstate crews get set to fly in to help the fire-fighting effort.

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A 2-month-old Colorado wildfire earlier thought to have posed little threat forced hundreds of evacuations Saturday when it burned through three miles of forest in 30 minutes (1 440 acres), fueled by 70-mph winds.

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New wildfire in southern Spain. 1 000 residents evacuated.

Wildfires rage unchecked in Alaska.

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Several bush fires burn in the northern coastal region of New South Wales, Australia.

Wildfire near Clinton, British Columbia, Canada destroys two homes.

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Bushfire emergency declared in the Clarence Valley, New South Wales, Australia.

Lightning sparks several wildfires across British Columbia, Canada.

New wildfire burning in the forests in northern California. Thousands of rural residents told to evacuate.

Wildfire on the Greek Island of Chios has burned thousands of acres of pristine, old forest.

 

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Wildfire on the Greek island of Kos forces evacuation of three tourist hotels. No injuries reported.

 

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Wildfires in north-eastern Spain are fanned by strong winds. A family of five leaps into the sea from a 50 metre cliff to escape the flames. Two die from the jump. The wildfires disrupt transportation throughout Catalonia.

Wildfires burn 100 000 acres in north-central Nebraska, USA.

New wildfire in Utah, USA.

 

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235 square mile wildfire burns in southern Idaho, USA.

 

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Cool weather and rain cool the Colorado, USA wildfires. Dozens of wildfires, however still burn in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.

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The Colorado Springs, USA wildfire has consumed 346 homes and is the most destructive in Colorado history.

It is being suggested that the spate of recent wildfires in the US is a preview of the effects of global warming.

 

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Meteor sightings ground aircraft fighting the Colorado wildfire.

19 wildfires have been sparked by guns in Utah so far this year. The culprit seems to be target shooting in very dry conditions.

Bushfires on Borneo. Firefighters battle to put out the smouldering peat fires.