Turkey fires close busy shipping route
Wildfires in Turkey forced authorities to suspend shipping in the busy Dardanelles Strait and evacuate hundreds of people on Friday as firefighters battled the blazes, officials said...
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Natural disasters caused $135b in economic losses in first half of 2025
Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, Swiss Re said Wednesday...
Greece gets EU help to battle disastrous wildfires
Greece on Sunday was battling wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations, with Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft being deployed to help...
50,000 evacuated as Turkey battles wildfires
Rescuers have evacuated more than 50,000 people, mostly from Turkey鈥檚 western Izmir province, as firefighters battled a string of wildfires, the AFAD disaster agency said on Monday...
LA fires delays Meghan Markle鈥檚 Netflix show聽
A new Netflix series starring Meghan Markle, the actress wife of Britain鈥檚 Prince Harry, has been delayed due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires...
Thousands flee as LA wildfires burn out of control
Tens of thousands of people fled their homes near Los Angeles on Wednesday as three out-of-control wildfires fuelled by hurricane-force winds tore through the city鈥檚 suburbs, destroying dozens of houses...