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Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country’s worst natural fire disaster with at least 28 people killed and historic temples incinerated. CBC | World News
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Helicopter pilot fighting blaze among 24 killed in South Korea wildfires
The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea’s southeastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, as the country battles some of its worst forest fires in decades. CBC | World News
Read More »Monster storm across parts of U.S. sparks threat of tornadoes and wildfires
The threat of violent tornadoes in parts of the U.S. proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, killing at least 17 people and decimating scores of homes. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump wants states to pay more after disasters like L.A. wildfires. Here’s how FEMA works now
As U.S. President Donald Trump heads to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles, here’s a look at what could change with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during his presidency. CBC | World News
Read More »Why those in L.A. whose homes were spared in wildfires could still face serious health risks
The massive scale of the Los Angeles wildfires means even people whose homes didn’t burn down face health concerns from airborne compounds in the ash and smoke, researchers say. CBC | World News
Read More »Stephen King sparks divide as he leads Oscars boycott amid LA wildfires
Bestselling author Stephen King has sparked a huge debate after he urged for the Academy Awards to be cancelled amid the ongoing LA wildfires. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Read More »What some Canadians saved from the L.A. wildfires — ice skates, a guitar and grandma’s quilt
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Read More »Fears LA wildfires at risk of ‘explosive’ spread due to 70mph winds
High winds could literally create a perfect storm enabling flames to spread rapidly through affected areas, experts have warned. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Nearly 1,000 inmates are helping to fight the L.A. wildfires. The ethics are complicated
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Read More »Los Angeles wind forecasts this week trigger red flag warning for wildfires
Dangerously high winds were expected to resume on Monday in Los Angeles, potentially hampering efforts to extinguish two stubborn wildfires that have levelled whole neighbourhoods and claimed the lives of at least two dozen people. CBC | World News
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