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Firefighters attempt to put out wildfires that have broken out in the Cerros Orientales, causing smoky conditions in the Colombian capital of Bogota. IMAGES
Firefighters from the ICMBio (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation), Brazil's federal protected areas agency, use helicopters and make firebreaks to combat a blaze in the Amazon rainforest. Nearly 3,000 forest fires were registered in the Brazilian Amazon in February 2024, the highest for any February since records began in 1999, and made more likely by climate change, according to experts. IMAGES
More than 300 firefighters tackle forest fires in Mangualde in northern Portugal, which were later extinguished. One man has been detained on suspicion of arson. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Images show firefighters battling the huge blaze that killed at least three people and injured nearly 300 in Kenya's capital Nairobi. The fire broke out just before midnight on Thursday in the Embakasi neighbourhood southeast of the capital and was contained at around 0600 GMT. IMAGES
Plumes of smoke rise above the forest near the village of Karaouli, north of Athens, as Greece grapples with several wildfires and scorching temperatures. Another heatwave is on the horizon for Thursday, with expected temperatures of 44C across the country. IMAGES
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