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Firefighters battle wildfires at dawn in Casais do Vento, in the Alvaiazere region of Portugal. IMAGES
Firefighters in Chile's capital work to extinguish a fire that broke out at the San Borja hospital in the early hours of the morning, forcing the evacuation of part of the building. no injuries or deaths have been reported so far, according to authorities. IMAGES
Firefighters battle the fast-moving Holy Fire near Lake Elsinore, California, as wildfires rip across the state. IMAGES
Ten people have died and tens of thousands evacuated after wildfires raged through northern California on Monday night, prompting a state of emergency. The inferno, which has been exacerbated by hot weather and high winds, has destroyed at least 1,500 properties across 90,000 acres in the wine-making region. Hundreds have been admitted to local hospitals for burn wounds while emergency services hotlines are flooded with distress calls about injuries and missing persons.
Authorities say wildfires in two southeastern Spanish towns have been stabilized, although another blaze in Bolulla is still raging out of control. Jillian Kitchener reports.
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