US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 8

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

US: Lightning-Sparked Grass Fire Forces Evacuations in Canyon, Texas 3

The Hunggate fire, a grass fire one of multiple fires burning in the Texas panhandle, sparked by lightning prompted mandatory evacuations in Canyon, Texas on Thursday, May 14, burning more than 14,000 acres across Randall County.

US: Lightning-Sparked Grass Fire Forces Evacuations in Canyon, Texas 2

A grass fire sparked by lightning prompted mandatory evacuations in Canyon, Texas on Thursday, May 14, burning more than 7,000 acres across Randall County. The Hunggate Fire is one of the multiple fires burning in the Texas panhandle.

US: Lightning-Sparked Grass Fire Forces Evacuations in Canyon, Texas

A grass fire sparked by lightning prompted mandatory evacuations in Canyon, Texas on Thursday, May 14, burning more than 7,000 acres across Randall County. The Hunggate Fire is one of the multiple fires burning in the Texas panhandle.

Fast-spreading wildfire forces evacuation in U.S. Texas

STORY: Fast-spreading wildfire forces evacuation in U.S. Texas DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of black smoke billowing from a wildfire in a wooded area in north of Huntsville, Walker County, Texas 2. various of the Huntsville area of Walker County, Texas shrouded in smog 3. various of the rescue efforts 4. SOUNDBITE (English): DANIEL PATTERSON, Public information officer with Texas A&M Forest Service STORYLINE: A fast-spreading wildfire near Huntsville, east Texas, triggered evacuation and a highway closure on Friday night, according to the emergency authorities. No injuries or property damage have been reported so far. Texas A&M Forest Service announced on social media it was responding to a request for assistance in Walker County on the "Game Preserve Fire," an estimated 100 acres (0.4 square km), at 4:21 p.m. local time (2121 GMT). Around 9:30 p.m. (0230 GMT Saturday), the service updated that the fire had grown to an estimated