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Taylorsville/Indian Valley, Aug 12 (EFE/EPA).- The more than 6,000 people battling the largest active wildfire in California struggled to make progress Thursday amid daytime temperatures approaching 38 C (100 F).Containment of the Dixie Fire, which erupted July 14 in a mountainous area near Lassen National Forest in the northeastern part of the state, has remained at 30 percent for more than 24 hours.The combination of high temperatures, low humidity and warm winds from the southeast is hampering the effort, according to the latest update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO) .SHOT LIST: DIXIE FIRE BURNS THROUGH A FOREST IN PLUMAS COUNTY NEAR TAYLORSVILLE; AND FIRE CREWS PROTECT A HOME FROM THE DIXIE FIRE IN INDIAN VALLEY CALIFORNIA, US.
Images of firefighters battling a forest fire in Argentina's Nahuel Huapi National Park. More than 3,000 hectares of native forest in southern Argentina haved burned in an uncontrolled fire that started on January 25 for reasons under investigation, provincial authorities have reported. IMAGES
Chile declared a state of emergency on Friday as officials said 10 people were feared dead in forest fires in the central Valparaiso region, where blazes are threatening hundreds of homes. IMAGES
A wildfire has already burnt almost 1,500 hectares in the province of Valencia and caused the evacuation of hundreds of residents. Fire brigade's work gets complicated by strong winds as the fire remains out of control. IMAGES
Images show firefighters in Spain's tourist island of Tenerife battling a major wildfire. The firefighters are set to deploy extra aircraft as renewed heat and wind threatened recent progress in bringing the blaze under control. Friday's firefighting efforts "progressed well, although the fire is still out of control", Canary Islands regional president Fernando Clavijo told reporters in a late-night briefing. IMAGES
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