Evacuations Ordered as Crews Battle Massive California Fire August 14, 2020 LOS ANGELES — Crews struggled Thursday to reign in a Southern California wildfire that exploded in size in a matter...
Firefighters Combat Blazes in Central and Northern California July 17, 2020 COALINGA, Calif. — More than 900 firefighters aided by helicopters and air tankers battled a wildfire in a rural area...
Fireworks Sparked Utah Wildfire; Blaze in Nevada Partially Contained June 30, 2020 LEHI, Utah — Fireworks caused a wildfire in Utah that forced out residents of houses and an apartment building early...
Some Residents of Queen Valley Evacuated by Growing Wildfire June 4, 2020 QUEEN VALLEY, Ariz. — An evacuation order was issued Tuesday for some residents of Queen Valley east of Phoenix as...
Thousands Evacuated as River Dams Break in Central Michigan May 21, 2020 MIDLAND, Mich. — Rapidly rising water overtook dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in central Michigan, where...
At Least Eleven Dead, Thousands Evacuated in India Gas Leak May 7, 2020 By Archana Chaudhary, Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Kanga Kong A gas leak at an LG Chem Ltd. polymer plant in southern India has killed at least 11 people and...
Croatia Quake Injures 17 Amid Partial Coronavirus Lockdown March 23, 2020 By Darko Bandic ZAGREB, Croatia — A strong earthquake in Croatia on Sunday caused panic, the evacuation of hospitals and widespread damage including...
Jakarta Hit by Flooding as Cyclones Trigger Extreme Rainfall February 25, 2020 By Tassia Sipahutar and Arys Aditya Parts of Indonesian capital and its suburbs were flooded after two tropical cyclones off the nation’s coast triggered extremely heavy...
Puerto Rico Opens Only 20% of Schools Amid Ongoing Quakes January 29, 2020 By Dancia Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico opened only 20% of its public schools on Tuesday following a strong earthquake...
Australia Urges 240,000 to Flee as Winds Fan Huge Bushfires January 10, 2020 By Martin Petty and Swati Pandey Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as...