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Firefighters and police use hoses and rakes in an attempt to put out a fire in Nemocon, 60 kilometers north of Colombia's capital Bogota. The South American country has appealed for international aid as it continues to battle dozens of forest fires burning vast swathes of land and encroaching on homes in the capital. IMAGES
Plumes of smoke rise above the forest near the village of Karaouli, north of Athens, as Greece grapples with several wildfires and scorching temperatures. Another heatwave is on the horizon for Thursday, with expected temperatures of 44C across the country. 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
Clouds of smoke engulf fields in Puren in Chile's Araucania region, as deadly forest fires that have left at least 22 people dead continue to burn in the South American country amid a blistering heat wave. IMAGES
Emergency services battle forest fires in Santa Juana, Chile, where the death toll from blazes has risen to 22. The fires, sparked by a devastating heat wave, have threatened several rural towns, destroying at least 88 homes and sweeping through 47,000 hectares (116,000 acres) of forest, according to officials. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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