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Marseille airport suspends flights as wildfire continues to burn

Marseille airport suspends flights as wildfire continues to burn

More than 1,000 firefighters were deployed to tackle the fire, which broke out near the town of Les Pennes-Mirabeau before racing toward Marseille

Hughes Fire forces 50,000 to evacuate

Hughes Fire forces 50,000 to evacuate

Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire in Los Angeles forcing 50,000 people to evacuate

Residents evacuated from nearly 200 Cape Town homes as wildfire rages

Residents evacuated from nearly 200 Cape Town homes as wildfire rages

Cape Town fire forces evacuation of nearly 200 households

Cape Town fire forces evacuation of nearly 200 households

Wildfires devastate Patagonia's forests, threatening El Bolsón

Wildfires devastate Patagonia's forests, threatening El Bolsón

WATCH: State of calamity declared as Portugal's fires continue to escalate

WATCH: State of calamity declared as Portugal's fires continue to escalate

Morocco raises awareness of forest fire risk as summer approaches

Morocco raises awareness of forest fire risk as summer approaches

Wildfires force evacuations of South African coastal towns

Wildfires force evacuations of South African coastal towns

South Africa: Fire fighters in battle of blaze on slopes of mountain near Cape Town

South Africa: Fire fighters in battle of blaze on slopes of mountain near Cape Town

Algeria: Bejaïa forest burns again as several wildfires break out

Algeria: Bejaïa forest burns again as several wildfires break out

Algerians mourn victims of fires

Algerians mourn victims of fires

Algeria: Funerals of wildfire victims take place

Algeria: Funerals of wildfire victims take place

'We lost everything': survivors of Algeria fires in shock

'We lost everything': survivors of Algeria fires in shock

South African firefighters help fight wildfires in Canada

South African firefighters help fight wildfires in Canada

SA: Second batch of firefighters headed to Canada to combat wildfires

SA: Second batch of firefighters headed to Canada to combat wildfires

Moroccan playwright dies after setting himself on fire

Moroccan playwright dies after setting himself on fire

Algerian court sentences 49 to death for mob killing amid wildfires

Algerian court sentences 49 to death for mob killing amid wildfires

Tanzania says Mount Kilimanjaro blaze largely contained

Tanzania says Mount Kilimanjaro blaze largely contained

Fire on Mount Kilimanjaro reignites

Fire on Mount Kilimanjaro reignites

Fire in Mount Kilimanjaro declared near extinct

Fire in Mount Kilimanjaro declared near extinct

Wildfires in northern Morocco, a villager prosecuted

Wildfires in northern Morocco, a villager prosecuted

In northern Morocco, emergency response teams step up efforts to contain wildfires

In northern Morocco, emergency response teams step up efforts to contain wildfires

Morocco says forest fires contained

Morocco says forest fires contained

Local emergency declared as California battles devastating wildfires

Local emergency declared as California battles devastating wildfires