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Images of firefighters attempting to put out fires in Brazil's Pantanal. The country registered a record number of forest fires from January to April 2024, with more than 17,000 identified, more than half in the Amazon, according to official figures. IMAGES
Images of firefighters battling a forest fire in Argentina's Nahuel Huapi National Park. More than 3,000 hectares of native forest in southern Argentina haved burned in an uncontrolled fire that started on January 25 for reasons under investigation, provincial authorities have reported. IMAGES
Firefighters attempt to put out wildfires that have broken out in the Cerros Orientales, causing smoky conditions in the Colombian capital of Bogota. IMAGES
A video published by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service show firefighters putting out a fire at a residential building in Lviv. Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said "many missiles were shot down", but that "residential buildings got hit" in the strike. "Fortunately, there were no casualties. Unfortunately, there is a lot of damage," he said on Telegram. "More than 100 apartments were damaged, more than 500 windows were broken, and a kindergarten was destroyed" after a missile flew into its yard, he said. He said four people were wounded but "there is no threat to their lives". IMAGES
In images released by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, firefighters are seen putting out a fire at a fuel storage facility in the southern city of Belgorod, after "an air strike carried out by two Ukrainian army helicopters", according to the local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. Belgorod lies some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Russia's border with Ukraine and some 80 kilometres from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has been pummelled by Russian forces since Moscow launched its war on February 24. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.