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A forest fire continues in the commune of Bois-de-Champ, where 30 hectares have already burnt, and the flames are "progressing slowly" despite the action of the fire brigade and a water-bombing helicopter, according to the local authorities. IMAGES
UGC images of firefighting planes Canadair and Dash flying over a thick plume of smoke as fire rages in the Pyrénées Orientales region, in the commune of Saint-André, France. IMAGES UGC
Firefighters extinguish a garbage fire in front of the Musée Grévin in Paris as clashes broke out in the capital after the rejection of two no-confidence motions in parliament. The rejections of the motions means that the reform to raise the pensions age from 62 to 64 has now been adopted by the legislature. IMAGES
Aerial images of forest fires in Santa Juana, central Chile, after a devastating heat wave sparked blazes that have left at least 13 people dead. Chile has declared a state of disaster in several central-southern regions, where more than 200 homes have been affected and 47,000 hectares of forest destroyed. IMAGES
The European Commission announces that four aircraft from the EU's fire-fighting fleet have been sent to France, following a request for assistance from Paris. European Commission spokesperson, Miriam Garcia Ferrer, says that "in addition, fire-fighting teams from Germany, Poland, Austria and Romania are their way to support French first responders." SOUNDBITE
In Landiras, the fires are not over but are no longer progressing. Aerials of the areas devastated by the flames and the fires that persist. IMAGES