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Romanian firefighters arrive to reinforce French firefighters battling a 40-kilometer (25 mile) active fire front in southwestern France. France has been buffeted this summer by the historic drought that has forced water use restrictions nationwide, as well as a series of heatwaves that experts say are being driven by climate change. IMAGES
Images filmed by the Gironde fire department show fires raging in the Landiras area, where nearly 500 people have been evacuated. 4.200 hectares have burned in three days in the area. IMAGES
On the fourth day of an intense fight against fires that have killed two people and destroyed thousands of hectares of forest on the French Riviera, planes and water-bombing helicopters try to contain the blaze. IMAGES
In Gonfaron, in France's southern Var region, firemen tackle blazes fanned by the mistral wind. More than 600 firefighters from the Var and neighbouring departments (Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-Maritimes, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Gard) as well as from the south-west are mobilized. IMAGES
Images show firefighters at the site of a motorcycle warehouse that caught fire in an industrial area of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. 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.
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