All news on the topic: Forest fires

Maui Emergency Management Agency Herman Andaya's resignation was accepted effective immediately on Thursday by Mayor Richard Bissen, the County of Maui announced on a Facebook post. The resignation comes a day after he defended not using the sirens to alert the masses of the fire that has officially killed 111

Around 8,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the north of Tenerife after a large blaze broke out on Tuesday, scorching beaches and causing the water to turn black in places

The Maui, Hawaii, wildfire caused extensive devastation, including a historic town, with over 100 deaths, including children, amid fears that kids were left home alone due to schools being closed

Keshia Alaka'i was tragically told by local police on Saturday that the remains of her grandfather Buddy L Jantoc had been identified following wildfires which swept through Hawaii

An estimated 2,700 buildings around Lahaina on the island of Maui contain hazardous household wastes and toxic materials from burned homes and businesses, according to the Hawaiian Department of Health

As of Sunday, there have been 93 deaths but that figure is likely to increase significantly after officials revealed only three per cent of Lahaina in Hawaii, which is home to more than 9,000 people, had been searched

Officials have confirmed 80 people have died as a result of the wildfires which ripped through the Hawaiian island as of 9pm local time on Friday, August 11

The biggest blaze reached the northern part of the Algarve, just 25 miles from the beaches where tens of thousands of Britons are spending their summer breaks in the sun

Charlotte Harvey, from south Wales, has told how her family became separated during wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes and she had to walk with her disabled mum for "miles and miles" as people struggled to breathe

Poor air quality and pollution from more than 1,000 Canadian wildfires is threatening residents' health in Chicago, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota

Wildfires ripping through Algeria have killed 25 people including 10 soldiers trying to control it while thousands of people are being evacuated from areas affected

New York Major Eric Adams has issued a warning Canadian wildfire smoke that covered the city this month is to return and will lead to "very unhealthy air" on Wednesday and Thursday

Health alerts are being issues across the US and even some parts of Europe as smoke and smog from over 400 wildfires in Canada tarnish the air quality in a variety of regions

Millions of hectares of land have been burned by wildfires across Canada with smoke spreading for thousands of miles – the Canadian Grand Prix is due to take place in Montreal next weekend

Warnings over air quality have been shared for NYC due to Canadian wildfires raging in Quebec and Nova Scotia with New Yorkers being advised to wear N95 masks and stay indoors

Over the past six weeks, massive wildfires have spread across Canada, burning more than 3.3 million hectares of land - an area 12 times the 10-year average for this time of year

Wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia have caused smoke to drift across to densely populated areas on the eastern side of the US with an orange haze descending over New York City and Washington DC

US maps show smoke from wildfires in Canada is now on course to hit Florida and the Carolinas, potentially causing hazy skies - while air quality alerts have also been issued in parts of northeastern US

Officials reported 108 fires active in Alberta, Canada - with the number of evacuees forced to abandon their homes climbing to around 29,000 after a state emergency was declared across the state