Myrtle Beach wildfires cause state of emergency in South Carolina

The Myrtle Beach wildfires in Horry County, South Carolina has caused a state of emergency as the bush fire has destroyed thousands of hectares of land - in the state's busiest tourist area. Much of the damage is...

Victoria faces a repeat of ''Black Saturday'' horror conditions

Victoria, Australia is staring another possible ''Black Saturday'' in the eye, with emergency services and the State Government warning of immenent danger to everywhere in the state. The state, which has only just begun the long road to recovery after February 7th's Black...

Two people arrested over Victorian bushfires in Australia

Two people have been arrested over the Victorian bushfires in Australia after police responded this morning to suspicious behaviour between Seymour and Yea, which is north of Melbourne. Police are not saying much...

UPDATE: State of shock, as fires burn whole towns

AUSTRALIA: Fires are still burning across Victoria, from the North West Dalesford area, east to the Dandenong Ranges and south east to Wilsons Prom on the coast. More fires are expected with dangerous weather...

Australia Bushfire Survivors Tell Stories of Heroism in Hell

As the Australian bushfires continue to ravage the Southern part of the country, with some counts showing as many as 171 people dead, stories of heroism in the hell fires are starting to emerge.  Survivors of...

Death Toll in Australian Bushfires Reaches 130

Update: The death toll has passed 130, in what Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard described as the worst event in Australia's peacetime history.""A tragedy beyond belief, beyond precedent and really beyond...

35 dead in Australia's worst fires in years; temperatures rising

35 people have died and many more could perish as the wildfires continue to rage across southeastern Australia, while homes, farms and countryside are burned to the ground. This is the worst wildfire disaster in...

AIDS will spread like ‘bushfire’ in India: UN

India has one of the highest HIV/AIDS patients base and the United States National Intelligence Council predicts that the number of people infected in India could jump to between 20 million and 25...

Scorched Earth

The Kangaroo Island bushfires in South Australia continue to burn and the prospects are about 50/50. Cool weather is predicted for the next few days but 38°C (100°F) is predicted for Friday so a lot of fingers...

Firefighters race clock to contain Vic blazes

"Firefighters race clock to contain Vic blazes Firefighters will use the next 24 hours to strengthen fire breaks around several townships in Victoria's high country, ahead of hot, windy conditions expected tomorrow. Temperatures in the mid to high 30s and winds from the north...

California blazes merge to form a 62,000-acre bonfire

"Two fires burning in the desert land of San Bernardino County have joined, producing a 62,000-acre blaze heading toward dead trees in the San Bernardino National Forest."

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