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Big shock: No parasailing this Dasara

Mysore: Disappointing those looking forward to doing some adventure sports this Dasara, the festival’s adventure...

27 Sept 2013 12:30 PM IST

Tens of thousands of evacuees are getting antsy to return to homes that arent under immediate threat. Others want to see if they still have homes to return to. (Photo: AFP)

California Wildfires: Death toll rises to 40, 100 miles wide

Evacuees fled in fear nearly a week ago, now they're ready to go back.

15 Oct 2017 12:56 PM IST

California fire chief Ken Pimlott said more than 9,000 firefighters were battling 17 large fires that have consumed a total of 221,754 acres (89,700 hectares) since Sunday. (Photo: AFP/File)

Death toll rises to 33 in California wildfires, fire fighting ops in...

The death toll rose to 33 with a 14-year-old boy's body reportedly being recovered in Mendocino county near his family's...

14 Oct 2017 1:34 PM IST

Hundreds of volunteers are sifting through ash and debris, searching for human remains before expected rains complicate their efforts. (Photo: AP)

California wildfire death toll rises to 77, over thousand still...

Authorities stressed that many of those reported missing may be safe and unaware they have been reported missing.

19 Nov 2018 4:42 PM IST

Investigators on Thursday collected DNA samples from relatives to help identify victims as hundreds of rescue personel and sniffer dogs worked to locate more victims. (Photo: AP)

California wildfires: At least 66 dead, over 600 missing, Trump set to...

Butte County Sheriff said number of missing was likely to fluctuate as people call in to report loved ones unaccounted...

16 Nov 2018 2:08 PM IST

Camp Fire is the largest and most destructive of several infernos that have forced 250,000 people to flee and razed 6,400 homes in Paradise, effectively wiping the town off the map. (Photo: AFP)

California wildfire Death toll matches deadliest ever at 29, likely to...

Evacuation orders have been issued to over a quarter million people in California, with officials urging residents to...

12 Nov 2018 3:53 PM IST

A house burns in the Hollywood resort town of Malibu -- about 88,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. (Photo: AFP)

Death toll rises to 23 as California grapples with wildfire

Firefighters are battling raging fires at both ends of the state, but there is little hope of containing the flames...

11 Nov 2018 10:19 AM IST

California wildfires: Nine dead, tens of thousands forced to flee

California wildfires: Nine dead, tens of thousands forced to flee

All fatalities were reported in a massive inferno in Paradise, in Butte County, where the entire population of 26,000...

10 Nov 2018 1:52 PM IST

Oregon firefighters put out embers in Mill City, Oregon, on September 10, 2020, as they battle the Santiam Fire. - California firefighters battled the states largest ever inferno on September 10, as tens of thousands of people fled blazes up and down the US West Coast and officials warned the death toll could shoot up in coming days.Oregon firefighters put out embers in Mill City, Oregon, on September 10, 2020, as they battle the Santiam Fire. - California firefighters battled the states largest ever inferno on September 10, as tens of thousands of people fled blazes up and down the US West Coast and officials warned the death toll could shoot up in coming days.(AFP)

California teen learns to drive while escaping wildfire

"It's like a video game, Ruben," the teenager recalled his uncle Josh telling him

11 Sept 2020 1:55 PM IST

A firefighter runs while trying to save a home as a wildfire tears through Lakeport, Calif. The residence eventually burned. (Photo: AP)

California wildfires: Twin blazes become largest in state history

The Mendocino Complex is 30 percent contained, still growing and threatens around 11,300 buildings.

7 Aug 2018 3:05 PM IST

The California wildfire has already charred more than 50,000 acres, destroying hundreds of houses. (Photo: AP)

California wildfire destroys hundreds of homes

The blaze, dubbed the Thomas Fire, broke out on Monday evening in the foothills above Ventura.

6 Dec 2017 12:52 PM IST