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Firefighters try to put out a blaze as regional authorities in Brazil declare a state of emergency amid "out of control fires" in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands. IMAGES
Papua New Guinea's prime minister James Marape declares a 14-day state of emergency in the capital Port Moresby, after 15 people were killed in riots as crowds looted and burned shops, adding that more than 1,000 troops are on standby "to step in wherever necessary" under the emergency decree. SOUNDBITE
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of national disaster in an attempt to tackle the severe electricity crisis that stalling daily life and the economy of the continent’s largest industrial power. IMAGES
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declares a national state of disaster over the devastating floods around the east coast city of Durban. SOUNDBITE
On the fourth day of an intense fight against fires that have killed two people and destroyed thousands of hectares of forest on the French Riviera, planes and water-bombing helicopters try to contain the blaze. IMAGES
Emmanuel Macron, along with the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, visits the security headquarters in Le Luc to meet the people involved in the fight against the fire that has been ravaging the hinterland of Saint Tropez since Monday. IMAGES
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