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Added on the 13/08/2021 13:09:04 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Firefighters battle to extinguish a wildfire in the natural reserve of Monte Catillo in Tivoli, near Rome. Police and firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire. Searing heat is due to continue in Italy for several days and risks fuelling fires that have already plagued much of the country's south in recent weeks, notably in Sicily and the region of Calabria. IMAGES
A helicopter drops water over the 'Lake Fire' raging through the Angeles National Forest in California. Fire crews are battling the fast-moving blaze which has prompted evacuation orders and scorched more than 10 thousand acres. 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
Firefighters spray water on burned-out cars in a suburb of Athens as Greece continues to battle a massive wildfire threatening the capital for a third day. One woman has been found dead in a burned-out factory and thousands of people have been kept away from their homes by the flames. IMAGES
Spanish firefighters battle a wildfire that has already burnt more than 1.500 hectares in Valverdejo, near Cuenca, Western Spain. The fire, which is still not under control, remains under a high level of vigilance, while temperatures are very high. For the time being, the flames are not threatening the surrounding population. IMAGES