6 C in Kumamoto city Saturday. A person walks past the houses collapsed in an earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan,#houses, #earthquake#houses, #earthquake

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zone,” Chief Dan Wilson said. The Bradley Creek wildfire has destroyed about 230 homes near the northern end of Okanagan Lake, including#wildfire, #homes#wildfire, #homes

Spokane evacuees survey razed homes amid wildfire containment progress#homes, #wildfire#homes, #wildfire

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BAR, B.C. — Nearly three weeks after a raging wildfire forced them to flee their homes, residents of Boston Bar are free to return. The#wildfire, #homes#wildfire, #homes

But the outage came as the nearby Wait Creek wildfire forced residents from their homes. Alex Ibbotson, who lives roughly two kilometres#wildfire, #homes#wildfire, #homes

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B.C. wildfire destroys about 230 homes#wildfire, #homes#wildfire, #homes

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the fire. BC Wildfire said the Mt. Freya wildfire is not threatening homes or critical infrastructure, but response objectives and tactics#wildfire, #homes#wildfire, #homes

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Heavy machinery was being used to carve fire breaks to prevent the wildfire reaching homes, a fire brigade official said. Strong and erratic#wildfire, #homes#wildfire, #homes

A home near the Bradley Creek wildfire is show n in this image from Aug. 1, 2026. An arena in B.C.’s Okanagan is being used as temporary#home, #wildfire#home, #wildfire

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with repeated flooding in recent years. (Bruno Lavoie/Radio-Canada) Residents in Montreal's Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough gathered on Monday#Canada, #flood, #homes#Canada, #flood, #homes

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the completed petitions and present them in the House of Commons. The current wildfire response has shown how quickly communities can pull#House, #wildfire#House, #wildfire

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The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reported in July 2026 that 94% of Canadian homes can now access overland flood insurance, yet external#Canada, #homes, #flood#Canada, #homes, #flood

according to the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). In an earlier interview with Canadian Underwriter , ICLR managing#CEO, #Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, #ICLR, #Glenn McGillivray#CEO, #Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, #ICLR, #Glenn McGillivray

fortified roof" as trademarks owned by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. The endorsement would let a homeowner rebuild#Institute for Business and Home Safety#Institute for Business and Home Safety

Could your home survive a wildfire? How to FireSmart your property#home, #wildfire#home, #wildfire

August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl A view of a burnt house after a wildfire in Porto Germeno, Greece, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Fedja#house, #wildfire#house, #wildfire

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A volunteer firefighter observs a flame rising next to a house during a wildfire near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens, Greece, Sunday,#house, #wildfire#house, #wildfire