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Hurricane Lala dumps heavy rain on Hawaii
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Hurricane Lala on Saturday lashed Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain and strong winds, as forecasters warned of potentially dangerous flooding across the US Pa...
Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
A Spanish soldier died on Sunday while helping efforts to extinguish a major wildfire in the northeastern region of Aragon when his truck tumbled into a ravine,...
Spain's Aragon sends 'largest deployment' against wildfire
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Spain's Aragon region deployed what authorities called the largest firefighting arsenal in its history on Sunday as French reinforcements were due to help conta...
Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping towards Germany
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Water-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has scorched vast swath...
Firefighters battle second day of blaze on Greek island
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters battled for a second day on Sunday to contain a forest fire on the Greek Aegean island of Skyros, as the local mayor voiced hope it could soon be b...
Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire: regional leader
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
A Spanish soldier died on Sunday while helping efforts to extinguish a major wildfire in Aragon, the northeastern region's leader said, with local media reporti...
Lula and Bolsonaro court women voters as Brazil election campaign kicks off
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro kicked off their election campaigns Sunday with a bid to woo women voters...
Europe wildfires: latest developments
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Two people died when fires broke out on a Greek island and a soldier died fighting a fire in Spain as Belgium tackled a record blaze on its border with Germany ...
Jaded voters, same old choices: Brazil kicks off election campaign
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil's leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro kick off their election campaigns on Sunday in a race that has ma...
Five killed by flooding and storms in midwestern US
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
At least five people were killed by severe storms and flooding this week in the midwestern state of Indiana, authorities said Saturday.
Europe wildfires: latest developments
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Two people died when fires broke out on a Greek island, and Belgium was tackling a record blaze in its east Sunday, as Europe faced wildfires spurred by high te...
Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a ...
Fast-growing Belgium wildfire burns at least 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Belgian firefighters backed by water bombers and helicopters were battling a rapidly spreading wildfire Saturday at a natural park near the German border that r...
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii with heavy rain
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Lala on Saturday dumped heavy rain on Hawaii's Big Island, with hurricane-force winds and heavy surf expected.
Residents evacuate as Belgium wildfire scorches 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Residents began evacuating from two villages in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters, backed by water bombers and helicopters from across Europe, battled...
Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires, with vast s...
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Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Belgian village threatened with evacuation as wildfire advances: authorities to AFP
Lala, now a hurricane, dumps heavy rain on Hawaii
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Hurricane Lala on Saturday lashed Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain and strong winds, as forecasters warned of potentially dangerous flooding across the US Pa...
Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires, with vast s...
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