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A firefighter works as wildfires continue in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, April 26, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to battle raging wildfires in the north

The area consumed by the fires reached 1,373 hectares (3,393 acres) as of early Sunday morning, up 7% from a day earlier

A firefighter stands in front of a burning building as fire and smoke rise from a forest fire in the Biobio region where, according to local media, multiple wildfires prompted emergency evacuations, in Concepcion, Chile, January 18, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Juan Gonzalez

Chile fires kill at least 18 as firefighters battle extreme heat, winds

Photo: BSS/AFP

A year on, LA wildfire survivors struggle to rebuild

Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire approaching Trancoso, Portugal, August 13, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

Wildfires fanned by heatwave and strong winds rage across Europe

A firefighting vehicle drives down a road as flames rise from a wildfire burning on the island of Chios, Greece, August 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Konstantinos Anagnostou

'Cooked alive': Europe's wildfires hit tourism spots and forests

An aerial view of a wildfire near the village of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, southern France, August 6. French firefighters are battling to control the country's biggest wildfire in almost 80 years, with the blaze in the southern Aude region having already swept through an area bigger than Paris. Photo: Reuters via Securite Civile

France battles largest wildfire in decades, one person killed

Locals shout from a rooftop as flames rise from a burning house, while a wildfire burns in the village of Kryoneri, near Athens, Greece, July 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Greece battles wildfires across country, evacuates villages

Israeli security and rescue personnel work near Latrun in central Israel, as wildfires due to extreme heat and winds broke out in central Israel, April 30, 2025 REUTERS/Oren Ben Hakoon

Israel declares national emergency, seeks global assistance as massive wildfire nears Jerusalem

Photo: Collected

Kashmir's forests ravaged by fires as human activity fuels surge

A man stands as a wildfire devastates the area in Andong, South Korea, March 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korean man cleaning gravesite suspected of starting wildfires: police

Over the past 19 years, the Sundarbans witnessed 30 fires, leading to the destruction of around 90 acres of forest land. Photo: TBS

Recurrent wildfires: Are the risks rising?

A man stands as a wildfire devastates the area in Andong, South Korea, March 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea battles worst ever wildfires as death toll hits 26

Smoke rises from a wildfire that devastates the area, in Andong, South Korea, March 25, 2025. Photo: Yonhap via REUTERS

South Korea wildfires kill at least 24, pilot killed as firefighting helicopter crashes