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More than 1,000 people have been evacuated in the Spanish regions of Valencia (south-east) and Aragon (north-east) where forest fires have already burnt some 900 hectares, according to local authorities. Four hundred firefighters, rescue workers and military personnel, fifteen planes, seaplanes and helicopters worked to extinguish the flames, according to the Valencia rescue service. A nearby field hospital was set up and the Red Cross opened a reception centre for evacuees in a gymnasium in the town of Segorbe. Spain was hit last summer by some 500 fires that burned over 300,000 hectares of land, making it the most affected European country, according to the European Forest Fire Information System. IMAGES
A wildfire in a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos is destroying homes and forcing evacuations of tourists and residents. Firefighters deployed seven planes and a helicopter to fight the surging blaze in the beachside village of Vatera, with reinforcements expected to arrive from northern Greece. IMAGES
Officials say the Loma Fire has burned over 2,000 acres and forced hundreds of residents from their homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains south of San Francisco. Jillian Kitchener reports.
People remove debris in Vina del Mar, in the Valparaiso region, left behind by the devastating wildfires that claimed at least 112 lives, according to the latest Interior Ministry toll. IMAGES
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a wildfire which has spread across a mountain near Cape Town and is now threatening South Africa's biggest naval base, as well as nearby homes. IMAGES
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