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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 a blaze after an explosion at a shop in the Dominican Republic's San Cristobal province, some 24 kilometres from the capital Santo Domingo, that left at least ten people dead and some 40 injured, several seriously. IMAGES
Images published by Italy’s fire and rescue service show firefighters attempting to put out a fire at the Bellolampo landfill in Sicily's Palermo. IMAGES
Around a hundred French firefighters and Civil Security rescue workers prepare to leave Marignane in the south of France for Quebec to take part in a fight against blazes that have shrouded US cities in smoke. IMAGES
Des Canadair larguent de l'eau sur le feu de forêt à La-Teste-de-Buch, en Gironde. Deux incendies ravagent la région depuis sept jours et ont brûlé 14.000 hectares de végétation. IMAGES
Firefighters spray water with a hose as a forest fire rages near the Moroccan city of Ksar el-Kebir in the Larache region. Fanned by strong winds, the fires that broke out on Wednesday have destroyed 1,600 hectares (nearly 4,000 acres) of woodland in the provinces of Larache, Ouezzane, Taza and Tetouan, according to the authorities. IMAGES