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Scenes near Shaver Lake in Pineridge, California as wildfires ravage the West Coast of North America alongside record temperatures and high winds. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in La Teste-de-Buch, Gironde, to meet with firefighters, civil security agents, and elected officials as two huge wildfires in the department rage on. IMAGES
"The situation is unfavourable and the next few hours, until at least tomorrow evening, will be tough, even critical," warned the sub-prefect of Langon during a briefing in Villandraut, southwest France, where the fires have already ravaged nearly 7,500 hectares. SOUNDBITE
Forest fires continue to tear through Siberia as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials Tuesday to send in reinforcements on the ground. The emergencies ministry branch in Yakutia said Tuesday that more than 4,200 people were currently fighting the fires. IMAGES
St. Helena/Calistoga, Sep 29 (EFE/EPA).- Tens of thousands of California's Napa and Sonoma valleys' residents on Monday were forced to flee their homes as wildfires fanned by strong winds ripped through the world-famous wine region. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO).SHOT LIST: FIREFIGHTERS TRY TO CONTROL THE FAST-MOVING GLASS FIRE IN ST. HELENA AND CALISTOGA, CALIFORNIA, US.
Russia's forest service says that six hard-to-reach forest fires were extinguished in the Krasnoyarsk region, with the estimated area of 4,731 hectares covered by fire. The operation involved 164 people and three units of ground equipment. An state of emergency has been declared throughout the Krasnoyarsk region. IMAGES
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