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The Global Wildfire Information System states that 10,400 wildfires have been reported in Peru so far this year, more than twice as many as were reported in 2020, and that the wildfires burned an area nearly 2.5 times larger than those in 2020.
2024-10-11

The Lahaina Bypass in west Maui, Hawaii, United States, reopens to traffic after being closed for a week due to the wildfires.
2023-08-16

Mass evacuations are carried out in the northern suburbs of Athens as wildfires continue to burn on the outskirts of the capital. A volunteer firefighter is killed by a fallen electricity pylon, while another man dies in a factory. Twenty more people are wounded.
2021-08-6

Thousands of firefighters and water-bombing aircraft are deployed as wildfires continue to spread across Italy amid an unprecedented heat wave caused by a heat dome event over southeast Europe. Hundreds of people are evacuated on Sardinia and Sicily, with Sardinian President Christian Solinas describing the situation as an "unprecedented disaster."
2021-08-5

A wildfire destroys 25 homes, displaces 100,000 people and burns over 7,500 acres of forest in and around Los Angeles.
2019-10-11

At least three deaths and several injuries caused by wildfires in Tennessee are reported near Dolly Parton's Dollywood resort.
2016-11-30

The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards is held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with "Game of Thrones" winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, "Veep" winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" winning the Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series.
2016-09-18

A raging wildfire destroys dozens of homes and prompts the evacuation of more than 400 people from Portugal's Madeira island as flames spread near the island's capital, Funchal. Regional President Miguel Albuquerque says one person had suffered serious burns and scores of others had needed treatment for the effects of smoke. Flights have also been disrupted at Madeira Airport due to smoke.
2016-08-9

The Obama Administration through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reports more than 500,000 people. a quarter of them children, were homeless this year amid scarce affordable housing across much of the nation. Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, and Hawaii all recently declared emergencies over the rise of homelessness.
2015-11-19

Sarah, Duchess of York receives support from businessman Simon Cowell and an award for her work with the disadvantaged children of the U.S. city of Los Angeles despite being caught in a newspaper sting in Britain.
2010-05-24