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Added on the 18/12/2018 16:56:58 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A fire burns the vegetation of a hill in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. IMAGES
Scenes of devastation in Chico following the worst-ever wildfire to hit the US state of California. President Trump is heading to California to meet with officials, victims and the "unbelievably brave" firefighters there, as more than 1,000 people are listed as missing. IMAGES
A wildfire in the town of Cualedro in northwestern Spain has burned more than 5000 acres, raising fears for homeowners and farmers in the region. Victoria Walker reports.
Images of the landslide and debris of houses in Petropolis, near Rio de Janeiro, after heavy rains left 4 dead in the disaster. A powerful storm in southeastern Brazil has killed at least thirteen people, most of them in the mountainous and northern region of Rio de Janeiro state. IMAGES
Firefighters from the ICMBio (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation), Brazil's federal protected areas agency, use helicopters and make firebreaks to combat a blaze in the Amazon rainforest. Nearly 3,000 forest fires were registered in the Brazilian Amazon in February 2024, the highest for any February since records began in 1999, and made more likely by climate change, according to experts. IMAGES