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Cooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of firefighters aided by cooler weather made progress Saturday against three Southern California wildfires, and officials in northern Nevada were hopeful that almost all evacuees from a blaze there could soon be home.

Sep 14, 2024 12:46 PM Read more >

Hawaii wildfire victims made it just blocks before becoming trapped by flames, report says

HONOLULU (AP) — The wind pushed flames from house to house as a group of neighbors tried to escape their blazing subdivision, abandoning their cars in a blocked road and running to an industrial outbuilding for safety.

Sep 13, 2024 11:21 PM Read more >

Hawaii wildfire victims made it just blocks before becoming trapped by flames, report says

HONOLULU (AP) — The wind pushed flames from house to house as a group of neighbors tried to escape their blazing subdivision, abandoning their cars in a blocked road and running to an industrial outbuilding for safety.

Sep 13, 2024 10:14 PM Read more >

Report finds 'no evidence' Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings

HONOLULU (AP) — Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year's wildfire that killed 102 people on Maui said in a report released Friday they found “no evidence” Hawaii officials made preparations for it, despite days of warnings that c

Sep 13, 2024 6:44 PM Read more >

Things to know about about the deadly wildfire that destroyed the Maui town of Lahaina

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials didn't prepare for dangerous fire weather in the days before flames incinerated the historic Maui town of Lahaina even though they were warned by meteorologists, the state's attorney general said Friday.

Sep 13, 2024 3:44 PM Read more >

Things to know about about the deadly wildfire that destroyed the Maui town of Lahaina

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials didn't prepare for dangerous fire weather in the days before flames incinerated the historic Maui town of Lahaina even though they were warned by meteorologists, the state's attorney general said Friday.

Sep 13, 2024 3:40 PM Read more >

Jasper ending state of emergency as focus shifts to long-term recovery from wildfire

JASPER, ALTA. — The municipality of Jasper in Alberta's Rocky Mountains is taking the next step this weekend in recovering from the July wildfire that destroyed a third of its buildings.

Sep 13, 2024 2:24 PM Read more >

Report finds 'no evidence' Hawaii officials prepared for devastating wildfire despite warnings

HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) — Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year's devastating wildfire on Maui said in a report released Friday they found “no evidence” Hawaii officials made preparations for it, despite days of warnings that crit

Sep 13, 2024 1:53 PM Read more >

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media reported.

Sep 13, 2024 9:14 AM Read more >

Central Europe braces for heavy rains and flooding forecast over the weekend

PRAGUE (AP) — Central European nations braced on Friday for severe flooding forecast to hit the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Hungary over the weekend.

Sep 13, 2024 8:45 AM Read more >