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Added on the 13/08/2020 16:58:07 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Eight people "do not respond to calls" following the collapse of a building in Marseille, announced the city's prosecutor, Dominique Laurens. SOUNDBITE
The US DC-10 Air Tanker -- which has the capacity to launch 36,000 litres of water from the air -- arrives at the Carriel Sur airport in Concepcion, Chile, to support firefighting efforts in the South American country. Forest fires ravaging the south-central zone of Chile have already left 26 dead and have destroyed more than a thousand homes. IMAGES
Clouds of smoke from deadly forest fires engulf the Chilean city of Concepcion, while residents of nearby Santa Juana inspect the damage from the blazes that have left at least 24 people dead. Favoured by moderate to strong winds and an intense heat wave, the fires have devastated some 270,000 hectares in southern-central Chile. IMAGES
Chileans receive the CoronaVac vaccine, also known as the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine against Covid-19, in Santiago as a study from the country's Health Ministry reports that the vaccine is 67 percent effective in preventing symptomatic cases of Covid. IMAGES
Chilean congressmen and women approve a bill to allow a 10% withdrawal of pension funds in Santiago after a night of protests and the in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES