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Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flooding in northwest Pakistan

Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flooding in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Anguished Pakistanis searched remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll reached 277 on Monday, while one official replied to the lack of evacuation warnings by saying people should have bui
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Roughly 1,000 residents from Snow Lake, Man., set to return home after evacuation

Roughly 1,000 residents from Snow Lake, Man., set to return home after evacuation

SNOW LAKE — A northern Manitoba town that has been evacuated twice this summer due to out-of-control wildfires has been given the go-ahead to return home later this week.
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Unhelpful weather conditions add fuel to wildfires in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Unhelpful weather conditions add fuel to wildfires in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the weather is not co-operating in his province's fight against a major wildfire burning out of control in the Annapolis Valley. "Unfortunately, the weather this weekend was not in our favour.
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Wildfire season's 'not slowing down': emergency management minister

Wildfire season's 'not slowing down': emergency management minister

OTTAWA — Western provinces and the East Coast should remain on alert for the possibility of more wildfire activity throughout the rest of summer, based on the latest federal government update. Wide swaths of B.C.
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Temporary barriers spared Alaska's capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

Temporary barriers spared Alaska's capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those who live along the picturesque river that winds from the nearby Mendenhall Glacier.
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Evacuation orders, alerts lifted as wildfire north of Nanaimo declared under control

Evacuation orders, alerts lifted as wildfire north of Nanaimo declared under control

NANAIMO — The last group of wildfire evacuees forced from their Vancouver Island homes by a blaze north of Nanaimo were allowed to return over the weekend after crews got the fire under control.
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Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heat wave

Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heat wave

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Spain is deploying a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched woodland during a prolonged spell of scorching weather, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Sunday.
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Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters warn of storm's rapid growth

Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters warn of storm's rapid growth

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, its outer bands lashing the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as forecasters warned of a growing risk of life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S.
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Wildfire in Nova Scotia grows; cooler temperatures help firefighters in N.L.

Wildfire in Nova Scotia grows; cooler temperatures help firefighters in N.L.

Officials in Nova Scotia say a wildfire in the western part of the province has grown and could force people out of their homes, while cooler temperatures and low winds have helped firefighters in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district

Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district

BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did
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