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Smoke rises from a wildfire in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, in this screen grab taken from a video, June 8, 2023. BC Wildlife Service/Handout via REUTERS
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Entire town of Hay river in Canada ordered to leave as wildfires encroach

The government of the Northwest Territories ordered everyone in town, including essential workers, to go to the Hay River Merlyn Carter Airport and await further instructions

One of the worst natural disasters in Hawaii's history has wiped out the historic town of Lahaina. Photo: DW
USA

Maui fires: Many had no warning; those who dodged barricades survived

A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Kandyli, near Athens, Greece, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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18 bodies found in Greece as firefighters battle wind-driven wildfires across the country

Smoke rises from a wildfire in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, in this screen grab taken from a video, June 8, 2023. BC Wildlife Service/Handout via REUTERS
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Some Canadian wildfire evacuees return home as cooler weather brings relief

Flames burn a tree as a wildfire rages in Alexandroupolis, on the region of Evros, Greece on 22 August 2023. Photo: Reuters/Alexandros Avramidis
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Europe's heatwave turns deadly as 18 burned bodies found in Greek fires

A file photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh

PM Hasina writes to US President Biden expressing deep sadness over Maui wildfire devastation

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 28, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Blair Gable
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news

A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Kandyli, near Athens, Greece, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Europe

Greece wildfires fanned by strong winds, killing one

Samuel, 34, uses binoculars in the village of La Victoria, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Europe

Tens of thousands evacuated as wildfire burns out of control on Spain's Tenerife

A smoke column rises from wildfire WCU001 near Wildwood, Alberta, Canada May 5, 2023. Alberta Wildfire/Handout via REUTERS
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British Columbia wildfires intensify, evacuation orders double

Smoke rises during the wildfire in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada August 17, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Bonita Kay Summers/via REUTERS
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Canada crews battle wildfires, all Yellowknife residents evacuating

Smoke rises from a wildfire in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, in this screen grab taken from a video, June 8, 2023. BC Wildlife Service/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Explainer: Canada's record wildfire season: what's behind it and when will it end?

Search teams search through the Wahikuli Terrace neighborhood in the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
USA

Hawaii wildfire toll tops 100