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Scenes of devastation in Chico following the worst-ever wildfire to hit the US state of California. President Trump is heading to California to meet with officials, victims and the "unbelievably brave" firefighters there, as more than 1,000 people are listed as missing. IMAGES
A huge, fast-moving and rapidly growing wildfire in northern California is damaging homes and has forced more than 4,000 people to evacuate as firefighters battle gusty winds and perilously dry conditions, authorities have said. Fueled by a crushing heatwave, the so-called Park Fire -- the most intense wildfire to hit the state this summer -- has rapidly devoured nearly 240,000 acres (97,000 hectares) as of Friday night and is continuing to gain strength. IMAGES
A former Socialist party mayor, Mélanie Boulanger, arrives at Bobigny criminal court, which is due to hand down a verdict in the case against the former elected official and around 15 other people suspected of being implicated in drug trafficking in Canteleu, a town of 14,000 inhabitants in Seine-Maritime. IMAGES
"This is a major event, we have not seen something on this scale in recent times" says New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins after at least six people were killed in a fire that tore through a four-storey hostel in the early hours of Tuesday in Wellington. SOUNDBITE
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is currently running for office, attends an event defending democracy in Sao Paulo ahead of Sunday's run-off against the incumbent far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. IMAGES
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