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Added on the 18/08/2023 17:28:28 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People look on as firefighting helicopters work to contain the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna, now blanketed in a smoky haze. Across British Columbia, some 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while 36,000 others have been told to prepare to leave if necessary. IMAGES
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to visit Fort McMurray, the western Canadian city that has been ravaged by wildfires, to witness the devastation first-hand. Vanessa Johnston reports.
Humanitarian aid packages are parachuted into the north of Gaza City. In the west of the city, loud blasts can be heard following Israeli strikes. IMAGES
The rising waters of the Bei River have nearly engulfed lampposts in flood-hit Qingyuan city in southern China, with the government issuing highest its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area. Torrential rains have lashed Guangdong province in recent days, swelling rivers and causing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people. IMAGES
Police and paramedics are at the scene as crowds depart after multiple people were injured when gunfire erupted at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday, according to local police. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).