Canada wildfire: Yellowknife evacuees turned away from full flights
Thousands of residents desperate to flee Yellowknife are told to return on Friday as planes fill up.
2023-08-18 10:26
Maui Emergency Management Agency head resigns
The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) resigned on Thursday, citing health reasons, the Maui County
2023-08-18 09:29
Wildfire evacuees frustrated by Facebook news ban in Canada
Canadians are using Facebook to share information on fire updates but Meta's news ban is a hurdle.
2023-08-18 06:26
Hawaii wildfires: Here's what we know about the victims
Authorities have formally identified five wildfire victims so far. Here's what we know about them.
2023-08-18 02:22
Hawaiian Electric stock plummets as lawsuits mount and talk of restructuring grows
Shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries tumbled more than 20% on Thursday following a report that the largest power provider in Hawaii could be considering restructuring as it faces an onslaught of costly lawsuits for the role it may have played in Maui's devastating wildfires.
2023-08-18 01:30
Biden pledges U.S. support for Maui through wildfire recovery
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien LAHAINA, Hawaii (Reuters) -President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday that the U.S. government would
2023-08-18 00:20
Maui's 'one big family' of locals rally to aid of wildfire victims
By Jonathan Allen LAHAINA, Hawaii Although Uilani Kapu's home was spared by the wildfires that raged through West
2023-08-17 22:48
'We're our own soldiers' - Volunteers mobilise to rebuild Lahaina after fire
A network of locals are delivering aid to Lahaina, which was almost entirely destroyed by fire.
2023-08-17 19:18
Maui wildfires death toll rises to 111 as crews search the burn area, many dealing with their own losses
A growing army of hundreds combing through the burned ruins on Maui -- including many dealing with losses themselves -- have searched over a third of the wildfire burn areas, Maui authorities said, warning the death toll will likely continue climbing.
2023-08-17 13:56
Canadian wildfire threatens towns, govt orders evacuations
By Pat Kane and Nia Williams YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (Reuters) -Canadian officials ordered the evacuation of the Northwest Territories' capital
2023-08-17 13:18
Canada wildfire: Car 'began melting' as family evacuated north
A blaze is threatening to reach Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, by the weekend.
2023-08-17 06:59
'My husband is broken,' Maui resident says, after he gave DNA in search for missing mom
Tony Keau didn't worry when his mom didn't answer his call, thinking he'd just try her at her Lahaina home in a few days. Now he's given his DNA in case she is one of the victims of the Hawaii wildfires waiting to be identified.
2023-08-17 03:57