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Added on the 28/12/2014 15:19:55 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
Italian firefighters and other emergency services evacuate residents fom the town of Senigallia after at least seven people died when violent storms in the centre of the country flooded roads and homes. The Corriere della Sera newspaper said about 400 millimetres (16 inches) of rain fell in two hours -- about the quantity normally recorded in six months in this zone. IMAGES
Images filmed in the early hours of Friday show flames burning on the Euroferry Olympia ferry off Greece, after a fire broke out on the Italian-flagged ferry sailing through the Ionian Sea, injuring three people among the nearly 300 people on board. IMAGES
Firefighters and planes battle a wildfire in the natural reserve of Monte Catillo in Tivoli, near Rome. Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze. An anticyclone dubbed Lucifer has swept across Italy sending temperatures soaring and is expected to continue for several days. 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
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