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High Fens Wildfire Encircled as Crews Battle Persistent Peat Fires

Full containment eases the threat to the German border so prolonged soaking will be needed to stop underground peat smouldering.

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Belgium’s High Fens Blaze Becomes Country’s Largest Wildfire

Out-of-Control Wildfire Triggers Evacuation of Fort Simpson

Widespread Natural-Gas Odor Triggers Evacuations and Probes in Houston Area

Air Crews Attack Early Spread of Bain Fire in Riverside County Riverbed

Hazen Fire Near Buckeye 78% Contained at 1,191 Acres

Colombes WWII Bomb Neutralized With Controlled Blast After 15,000 Evacuated

Cheboygan Dam Water Rises to 6.6 Inches Below Crest as Michigan Expands Emergency Response

Gyeongju Wildfire Largely Contained as Crews Tackle Overnight Reignitions

Morocco Evacuates Over 140,000 as Flood Risk Intensifies in the Northwest

Johor Peat Fire in Pengerang Declared Extinguished as Evacuees Return

Ex‑Tropical Cyclone Hayley Weakens Over Kimberley as Crews Confirm Roof Damage

Deadly Residential Fires in Russia Leave Four Dead as Investigators Probe Tulun Blaze

Emergency Bushfire Threatens Boddington Gold Mine, Triggers Evacuations in WA

Most Yuma County Fires Contained With One Still Burning at 12,000 Acres

Tasmania Bushfire Threat Eases Near St Helens as Crews Secure Lines

Viable Pipe Bomb Made Safe in Dunmurry After 100-Home Evacuation

Magnitude 7.4 Quake Strikes Russia’s Kamchatka as Local Tsunami Threat Issued

Punjab and Kashmir Floods: Drones Deliver Aid, Mass Evacuations After Jhelum Breaches

Typhoon Kajiki Makes Landfall in Vietnam, Forcing Mass Evacuations and Flight Suspensions