Wildfires across Canada blanket Vancouver in smoke, reducing air quality and visibility amid record-breaking drought and extreme heatwaves

British Columbia: 120 wildfires force 8,000+ evacuations as Mexico and Australia deploy firefighters amid returning hot, dry conditions. Columbia

Canada's British Columbia is warning that wildfire risk will increase as hot and dry conditions return across most of the province, with more than 8,000 people remaining under evacuation orders amid 120 active wildfires and firefighters from Mexico and Australia joining the response.

6.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Mindanao, Philippines — GFZ reports the quake struck at 04:14 GMT Wednesday at a depth of 10 km, epicenter at 5.37°N, 125.45°E.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Mindanao, Philippines at 04:14:09 GMT on Wednesday, according to the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences. The epicenter, at a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 5.37 degrees north latitude and 125.45 degrees east longitude.

6 hurt, including 5 toddlers, in house fire in Stanthorpe, Queensland; one airlifted to Brisbane hospital. Cause under investigation.

A woman and five children were hospitalized with injuries from a house fire in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia on Wednesday morning. The fire began in the stairwell of a two-story house; one patient was later airlifted to Brisbane for further treatment.

Massive fire and multiple explosions rock a chemical plant in Itaquaquecetuba, São Paulo metro area, Brazil. Emergency crews on scene as flames and thick smoke engulf the facility; no casualties reported, local authorities say.

A massive fire and multiple explosions broke out at a chemical plant in Itaquaquecetuba, in Brazil's São Paulo metropolitan area, with emergency crews responding. Local authorities say no casualties have been reported so far.