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Greenville/Plumas County, Aug 11 (EFE/EPA).- The huge wildfire that has been burning for four weeks in northeastern California has already destroyed more than 550 homes and firefighters have only managed to get it 30 percent contained, authorities reported on Wednesday.So far, the Dixie fire, dubbed thusly because of the name of the mountain highway along which it began, has burned 202,700 hectares (some 510,000 acres), according to the latest figures from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).The blaze, which has been raging since July 14 over a mountainous area near Lassen Volcanic National Park, is already the second largest fire ever registered in California, surpassed only by the August Complex fire last year, although that fire was actually 38 separate fires all burning in the same general area. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO).SHOT LIST: HOMES AND BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY THE DIXIE FIRE IN GREENVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AND THE DIXIE FIRE IN PLUMAS COUNTY NEAR TAYLORSVILLE, CALIFORNIA, US.
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.
Bangs ring out as Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets towards an Israeli military base hours after deadly Israeli strikes targeting the group's assets near the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon. Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange of fire between Israel's army and Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. IMAGES
Aerial shots of houses and vehicles submerged after the Pajaro River burst over a crumbling levee overnight. Emergency workers scramble to stabilize the breach. 1st IMAGES
Clouds of smoke from deadly forest fires engulf the Chilean city of Concepcion, while residents of nearby Santa Juana inspect the damage from the blazes that have left at least 24 people dead. Favoured by moderate to strong winds and an intense heat wave, the fires have devastated some 270,000 hectares in southern-central Chile. IMAGES
Palo Alto, USA, Jul 26 (EFE).- (Camera: Marc Arca) Already exhausted after fighting dozens of vast fires across the state throughout the month of July, California firefighters are deploying all their resources to prepare for the months to come, which traditionally feature the worst wildfires in the region.After a rainless winter and record-breaking heat by the start of summer, risk levels are higher than ever, prompting firefighters to equip dozens of normally empty stations distributed all over the state, which will allow quicker reactions in the months ahead.FOOTAGE OF THE FOOTHILLS NATURE PRESERVE FIREFIGHTER STATION.SOUNDBITES OF FIREFIGHTER JIM LAFUENTE AMD FIREFIGHTER CAPTAIN OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY JUSTIN STOCKMAN.
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