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More than 1,000 people have been evacuated in the Spanish regions of Valencia (south-east) and Aragon (north-east) where forest fires have already burnt some 900 hectares, according to local authorities. Four hundred firefighters, rescue workers and military personnel, fifteen planes, seaplanes and helicopters worked to extinguish the flames, according to the Valencia rescue service. A nearby field hospital was set up and the Red Cross opened a reception centre for evacuees in a gymnasium in the town of Segorbe. Spain was hit last summer by some 500 fires that burned over 300,000 hectares of land, making it the most affected European country, according to the European Forest Fire Information System. IMAGES
Raymond, Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).- Firefighters battling a blaze that extends for more than 38,590 hectares (150 square miles) in Northern California - the state's largest this year - have made major progress in recent hours, the United States Forest Service said Wednesday.That agency's latest bulletin said that the so-called Beckwourth Complex Fire has been 71 percent contained, up from 26 percent contained on Tuesday.Formed by the lightning-triggered Dotta and Sugar blazes, that fire is affecting Plumas National Forest, which is located near the city of Beckwourth - and northwest of Lake Tahoe - at the northern terminus of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. (Camera: DAVID ODISHO). SHOT LIST: HOT SHOTS BIG BEAR CREW PERFORM MOP UP DUTIES ON A HILLSIDE SITUATED ALONG ROAD 600 IN RAYMOND, CALIFORNIA, US.
Reading, June 20 (EFE/EPA).- Three people were killed and "a number" of others injured in a stabbing attack in a park in Reading, England, on Saturday night, according to police.Officers were called to Forbury Gardens in the city, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of London, at about 7 pm and “a number of people were injured and taken to hospital,” Thames Valley Police said in a statement.(Camera: WILL OLIVER)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE POLICE CORDON OUTISDE THE PARK WHERE THE INICIDENT TOOK PLACE IN READING, UK.
Reading, Jun 21 (EFE), (Camera: Andy Rain).- Police investigating a stabbing that took place in a park in the center of English city Reading and resulted in three fatalities have on Sunday declared the incident a terror attack.At least another three people were injured in the attack and Thames Valley police are questioning a 25 year-old suspect arrested after the incident on Saturday.FOOTAGE OF THE AREA WHERE THE ATTACK TOOK PLACE. SOUNDBITES OF JOHN CAMPBELL, THAMES VALLEY POLICE CHIEF CONSTABLE.
Forest fires fanned by strong winds and high temperatures threaten homes around Athens and in other parts of southern Greece. Jillian Kitchener reports.
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