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Wildfires kill 4 people in Portugal, 1,000 evacuated on Madeira

A general view of Sitio de Curral dos Romeiros during the wildfires at Funchal, Madeira island, Portugal, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/DUARTE SA Wildfires raging in Portugal killed at least four people and more than 1,000 people were evacuated on the…

Wildfires rage near Marseille, forcing evacuations & flight diversions

A picture taken near Vitrolles, southern France on August 10, 2016 shows a fire which has already devastated some 200 hectares. © Boris Horvat / AFP Several wildfires have affected areas near Marseille, with huge clouds of smoke covering the…

Forest Fire Rages In Canary Islands For Six Days

A forest fire that has been burning on the Canary Island of La Palma for six days is suspected to have been started by a man who set fire to his toilet paper.   More than 11,100 acres of pine…

Catastrophic flooding destroys hundreds of homes in South Darfur, Sudan

Heavy rainfall and floods destroyed hundreds of houses in Katila in South Darfur on Friday. Kalma camp for the displaced near the state capital Nyala has turned into a mud bath.   Abakar El Tom, Deputy Speaker of the South…