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A fire burns at night atop the Cerro El Cable mountain in Colombia's capital, as the country endures record temperatures. IMAGES
San Francisco, Sep 9 (EFE/EPA).- The skies over the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday turned foreboding dark orange as historic wildfires across California sent thick smoke into the air. More than 40 wildfires are burning on Wednesday in California, 20 of them designated by authorities to be "big fires," in the state's worst-ever fire season.In all, more than 7,600 fires have been detected in California since the beginning of the year, and up to September some 2.3 million acres of forest and grassland have burned, according to the latest tally by the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO).SHOT LIST: ORANGE, SMOKE-CHOKED SKIES OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA, US.
French ferry workers have set tires ablaze, blocking the entrance to the Channel tunnel during their ongoing strike. Sean Carberry reports.
Amateur video shows haunting images as fires burn in a remote Siberian republic destroying dozens of homes. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Forest and brush fires tear through parts of Chile forcing residents to evacuate as fire-fighters struggle to contain the blazes that started over the weekend. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).