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Added on the 27/07/2021 11:05:56 - Copyright : AFP EN
Firefighters battle the fast-moving Holy Fire near Lake Elsinore, California, as wildfires rip across the state. IMAGES
Firefighters battle multiple wildfires over the weekend in California, with the so-called Sherpa fire burning through nearly 8,000 acres. Ashraf Fahim reports.
A new documentary, "Fire Chasers", seeks to depict the power of the blazes responsible for millions of acres of ruined U.S. land each year.
Chile declared a state of emergency on Friday as officials said 10 people were feared dead in forest fires in the central Valparaiso region, where blazes are threatening hundreds of homes. IMAGES
Firefighters battle wildfires at dawn in Casais do Vento, in the Alvaiazere region of Portugal. IMAGES
California, Aug 24 (EFE/EPA).-The impact from a weather system that threatened to bring dangerous lightning to fire-ravaged Northern California turned out to be much smaller than expected, authorities said Monday.Cal Fire, the state agency that oversees firefighting efforts, had feared a repeat of the wave of thunderstorms accompanied by nearly 11,000 lightning strikes that ignited more than 360 blazes during the weekend of Aug. 15-16.(Camera: PETER DA SILVA)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE EFFECTS OF THE WILD FIRES IN CALIFORNIA, US.