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Five killed by flooding and storms in midwestern US
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
At least five people were killed by severe storms and flooding this week in the midwestern state of Indiana, authorities said Saturday.
Jaded voters, same old choices: Brazil kicks off election campaign
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil's leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro kick off their election campaigns on Sunday in a race that has ma...
Belgium wildfire forces partial evacuation order in German border town
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
A German town close to Belgium on Sunday ordered some of its residents to evacuate as the worst wildfire in modern Belgian history raged just over the border.
Spain's Aragon sends 'largest deployment' against wildfire
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Spain's Aragon region deployed what authorities called the largest firefighting arsenal in its history on Sunday as French reinforcements were due to help conta...
Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii with heavy rain
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Lala on Saturday dumped heavy rain on Hawaii's Big Island, with hurricane-force winds and heavy surf expected.
Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a ...
Residents evacuate as Belgium wildfire scorches 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Residents began evacuating from two villages in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters, backed by water bombers and helicopters from across Europe, battled...
Lala, now a hurricane, dumps heavy rain on Hawaii
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Hurricane Lala on Saturday lashed Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain and strong winds, as forecasters warned of potentially dangerous flooding across the US Pa...
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Fast-growing Belgium wildfire burns at least 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Belgian firefighters backed by water bombers and helicopters were battling a rapidly spreading wildfire Saturday at a natural park near the German border that r...
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Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Belgian village threatened with evacuation as wildfire advances: authorities to AFP
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires, with vast s...
Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires, with vast s...
Fast-growing Belgium wildfire burns at least 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
A rapidly spreading wildfire at the Fagnes natural park in eastern Belgium, near the border with Germany, has ravaged at least 16 square kilometres (six square ...
Pakistan's date workers toil through rising heat
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
In blazing temperatures, Muhammad Idrees ladles boiled dates from a vat simmering over an open flame, work that labourers lament is getting hotter each year in ...
In wildfire town, PM says UK must 'face up to climate change'
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Friday that Britain must face up to the changing climate and accelerate its move to clean energy as he visited a town where a w...
Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least four in Japan
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and ra...
Brussels records hottest-ever day
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union's de facto capital of Brussels on Friday recorded its hottest day on record, with the city roasting in 35.9C heat, Belgium's IRM weather agen...
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