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Firefighters are deployed in the suburbs of Athens as Greece orders evacuations over ongoing wildfires. Thousands of residents near the Greek capital fled their homes on Monday, including in the historic town of Marathon. According to officials, emergency services are working around the clock with "superhuman" efforts to contain the fires. IMAGES
Images of firefighters battling a forest fire in Argentina's Nahuel Huapi National Park. More than 3,000 hectares of native forest in southern Argentina haved burned in an uncontrolled fire that started on January 25 for reasons under investigation, provincial authorities have reported. IMAGES
Images show smoldering flames and roads packed with traffic as wildfires break out in West Kelowna, Canada. In British Columbia an evacuation order had already been put in place for the city, which was already under threat as more than 1,000 wildfires burn in the country as of Thursday. IMAGES
Hundreds of ecologists take to the streets of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires to protest against large-scale mining and fracking, on the occasion of World Water Day. IMAGES
The moon blocks out the sun as it passes between the star and Earth, causing a total solar eclipse and plunging southern Argentina and Chile into darkness, amid cheers and applause from scientists and observers gathered in Argentina's Neuquen province. 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.