Sep 12 European Union to rush more than $2 billion to disaster-hit Greece, using untapped aid funds By Associated Press EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said 2.25 billion euros could be made available in the short term, with much of the money coming from unclaimed aid funds. Continue reading
Sep 08 The number of missing persons following devastating Maui wildfires has dropped to 66, governor says By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press The tally of the missing is now significantly lower than a week earlier, when authorities said 385 remained unaccounted for. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 9:14 Amid grief and loss, Maui residents and businesses continue wildfire recovery By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow Friday marks a month since the wildfires in Maui raged out of control, claiming too many victims and destroying a historic part of the island. Now, amid so much grief and loss, residents and businesses are trying to recover and… Continue watching
Sep 01 Biden wants an extra $4 billion for disaster relief funding, bringing the total request to $16 billion By Josh Boak, Associated Press The request is a sign wildfires, flooding and hurricanes intensifying during a period of climate change are imposing higher costs on U.S. taxpayers. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Florida prepares as Idalia expected to strike Gulf Coast as major hurricane In our news wrap Monday, dozens of counties in Florida declared emergencies as Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and strike the state, crews are still struggling to contain a record number of wildfires in drought-stricken… Continue watching
Aug 28 Greece authorities reinforce firefighting forces to tackle massive blaze in the country's northeast By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Greek authorities have reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country where a massive deadly wildfire was burning for a 10th day with no signs of abating. Continue reading
Aug 27 More than 600 firefighters with air support struggle to control wildfires in Greece By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks of dozens of fires over the past week as gale-force winds and hot, dry summer conditions combined to whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts. Continue reading
Aug 27 Crews put out brush fire that prompted temporary evacuation order on Maui By Associated Press The fire prompted Maui authorities to temporarily evacuate residents Saturday from a neighborhood of Lahaina, just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by blazes, before firefighters brought it under control. Continue reading
Aug 27 Bare electrical wire, leaning utility poles seen as possible cause of deadly Maui fires By Jennifer McDermott, Bernard Condon, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires… Continue reading
Aug 26 After Maui officials named 388 people missing after wildfires, many called to say they're OK By Rebecca Boone, Beatrice Dupuy, Gene Johnson, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Within a day of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, more than 100 of them or their relatives came forward to say they're safe, the FBI said Friday. Continue reading