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Firefighters battle the fast-moving Holy Fire near Lake Elsinore, California, as wildfires rip across the state. IMAGES
A new documentary, "Fire Chasers", seeks to depict the power of the blazes responsible for millions of acres of ruined U.S. land each year.
Firefighters battle blazes California and Arizona, the latest wildfires to displace residents and ravage thousands of acres across the Western United States. Ashraf Fahim reports.
Several impromptu animal shelters have opened in northern California to help people evacuated from areas affected by devastating wildfires to house their pets. Animal shelters at Napa Valley College and Crosswalk Community Church allow pets like cats and dogs to stay with their owners or in a separate room. Fifteen separate wildfires raging in Northern California have killed at least 23 people, destroyed over 3,500 properties, and scorched over 122,000 acres of land. Over 8,000 firefighters and 120 aircraft continue to battle the blazes.
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
Firefighters battle wildfires at dawn in Casais do Vento, in the Alvaiazere region of Portugal. IMAGES
California, Aug 24 (EFE/EPA).-The impact from a weather system that threatened to bring dangerous lightning to fire-ravaged Northern California turned out to be much smaller than expected, authorities said Monday.Cal Fire, the state agency that oversees firefighting efforts, had feared a repeat of the wave of thunderstorms accompanied by nearly 11,000 lightning strikes that ignited more than 360 blazes during the weekend of Aug. 15-16.(Camera: PETER DA SILVA)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE EFFECTS OF THE WILD FIRES IN CALIFORNIA, US.
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