5705715 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.archyde.com/title-devastating-fires-canary-islands-greece-and-canada-battle-unprecedented-wildfires/2023-08-20 19:15:45. Canary Islands Prime Minister Fernando Clavijo spoke of one of the worst fires on the island in the past 40 years. Up to 300 firefighters and 24 firefighting planes and helicopters are deployed simultaneously to fight the fire. The terrain that is difficult to access, the....2023-08-21T00:08+0200archyde-b48808fb3bb7fe329b9be55dac8c078820230821000800https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-to-deploy-armed-forces-in-british-columbia-to-tackle-fast-spreading-fires1Canada is sending armed forces to tackle fast-spreading wildfires in British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday, as the western province deals with flames that have put more than 35,000 people under evacuation order. The province imposed an emergency late on Friday, giving officials more power to deal with fire risks.2023-08-20T23:45+0200japantoday-0eb74c5035c11241d5846c5eabaa972320230820234500https://www.esdelatino.com/canada-in-flames-two-large-forest-fires-merged-and-more-than-30000-people-were-evacuated-news-from-argentina/Two big forest fires merged this Sunday in western Canada and extend for more than 41,000 hectares British Columbia authorities reported. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of residents evacuate the area before the advance of the flames. Firefighters said they are working to stop the progression of the....2023-08-20T22:15+0200esdelatino-com-8649d738e1e15e03ef692af601f1cef920230820221500https://www.straitstimes.com/world/canada-to-deploy-armed-forces-in-british-columbia-to-tackle-fast-spreading-firesOTTAWA - Canada is sending armed forces to tackle fast-spreading wildfires in British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday, as the western province deals with tinder-dry conditions and winds that have put more than 35,000 people under evacuation order.2023-08-20T22:14+0200straitstimesSG-af1154d4be8a365afb3280a7239c484c20230820221400