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Raging wildfires in California, Arizona, and New Mexico prompt evacuations. Linda So reports.
San Francisco, Sep 9 (EFE).- 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: MARC ARCAS).SHOT LIST: ORANGE, SMOKE-CHOKED SKIES OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA, US.
Authorities are struggling to contain the San Gabriel Complex fire east of Los Angeles, which has burned through 5,400 acres of land. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
Wildfires that prompted thousands of tourists to flee continue to rage on the Greek island of Rhodes. Firefighters tackled blazes that erupted in peak tourism season, sparking the country's largest-ever wildfire evacuation -- and leaving flights and holidays cancelled. IMAGES
Images of smoke coming from the forest near La Teste-de-Buch seen from the peak of the Dune of Pilat, in Arcachon Bay, southwest France where two fires have already ravaged some 7,700 hectares since Tuesday. IMAGES
Los Angeles, Aug 31 (EFE/EPA).- All of national forests and parks in the state of California were temporarily closed Tuesday amid risks of wildfires in the area. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT). B-ROLL OF A SIGN THAT READS 'EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY' AT ONE OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST, NORTH EAST OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US.
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