Major fires across the Australian state of Victoria have forced evacuations of both people and racehorses, Racing Post reports. Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner Tim Wiebusch said ...

SYDNEY -- It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But devastating wildfires over recent days have undone ...

A state of disaster was declared in Victoria, Australia, early Saturday morning. As a heat wave fuels wildfires north of Melbourne, Premier Jacinta Allan delivered the declaration in the face of what ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A firefighter has died battling blazes that have destroyed around 40 homes in two Australian states, officials said Monday. The 59-year-old man was struck by a falling tree ...

At least 12 homes were damaged or destroyed after a wildfire swept through a small coastal area north of Sydney, Australia, ...

Millions of people living on the expanding outskirts of Australia’s major cities face an increasing risk of urban wildfires similar to the deadly blazes in Los Angeles County last year. Suburbs on the ...