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the officials in the i western state of maharashtra, is there.in and floods in july describe this as the worst rain and floods injuly in nearly 40 years and the pictures coming out of maharashtra have been heartbreaking. you know, the flood entering various towns and villages, people fleeing towns and villages, people fleeing to save their lives and a number of places they witnessed and slides that caused a huge amount of casualties. as we speak, the emergency services are still attempting to rescue at least 55 people who appear buried under the debris in the district nearby. in some places, where there was flooding and best the banks, and people had to climb up to the rooftops of buildings to save their lives because due to this heavy rain, the dams got full and then the authorities had to release water. in some towns, the locals were saying the water level was up to 8—10 feet high, which means many ground—floor apartments were flooded and this has been quite unprecedented, not only in maharashtra and the famous holiday destination of goer, and

this has added to the misery of people in maharashtra and the neighbouring state~ _ maharashtra and thethe last four decades _ in france, opponents of covid restrictions have been staging another day of protests. in central paris, protesters clashed with police, who responded with tear gas. the demonstrations are against a draft bill introducing covid passes and mandatory vaccinations for health workers. the passes give access to a wide variety of services and amenities, to those who have been fully vaccinated or have a negative test result. protesters say it restricts people's freedom. protests have also been taking place in london. these were the scenes in trafalgar square — where thousands of people gathered to campaign against vaccine passports, face masks and further lockdowns. crowds then marched towards government buildings. after the pandemic shut down most of the film and tv industry across the uk, cameras across scotland have started rolling again, with the easing of covid—19 restrictions. in edinburgh, the finalfew scenes are being shot for a new six—part supernatural thrille

devastating images they are out of the state of maharashtra. watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we're back live in tokyo for our special olympics correspondent mariko oi's unique view of the games. a lot of excitement about japan's gold rush. it can you see the temperature behind me? it's been brutally hot. we will have more on that shortly. later today, president duterte is due to deliver the last state of the nation address of his term of office, after leading one of the most controversial administrations in the history of the philippines. his stunning election victory five years ago, following a campaign in which he mixed crudejokes, populist promises, and chilling threats exposed a yearning in millions of filipinos for something different. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head looks back at five eventful years under the man they used to call "the punisher". he was an entirely new kind of leader, and millions of filipinos loved him for it. unscripted, informal, his speeches peppered with vulgar jokes and t

now this has added to the misery of people in maharashtra and in neighbouring states. the worst flooding in the last four decades. here in the uk, key services are struggling to cope because of staff shortages caused by tens of thousands of new covid cases and record numbers of their contacts being told to self—isolate. the government is attempting to tackle the disruption, by expanding a scheme that allows key workers to avoid isolation by committing to daily testing. our business correspondent simon browning reports. as the days pass, the list grows of key workers who qualify for exemption from covid isolation in england. police, fire, border force, transport and freight staff will now be able to join some food workers who can return to work if they test negative after being told to isolate — whether they are vaccinated or not. industry leaders are frustrated by rising staff shortages. it's inadequate and it's late. what we need is the government to realise that we have major problems occurring across all industrial sectors. hundreds of rail services have been cancel

landslides in some parts and floods in other parts — that's the story of maharashtra.e region that are facing severe floods, and the mountain regions are facing situations like landslides. on the parallel mountain range in the southern district, another incident of a landslide — 12 people have lost their lives. and here, the rescue operation is still on. mayooresh konnoor, bbc news, mumbai. if you want to get in touch with me, i'm on twitter at @bbckarishma. you're watching news on the bbc. —— newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we're back live in tokyo for our special olympics correspondent mariko oi's unique view of the games. coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a

that's the story of maharashtra.ns on the plane region facing severe floods and the mountain regions are facing situations like landslides. on the parallel mountain range, there is another incident of landslides, 12 people have lost their lives, and here the rescue operation is still on. russia's annual navy day parade has taken place in st petersburg. the huge event celebrates the anniversary of the russian navy with a display of more than 50 warships, 48 aircraft and 4,000 servicemen. president vladimir putin reviewed the procession, whilst similar parades took place across five other russian cities. the american comedianjackie mason has died at the age of 93. he spent his final days in hospital in new york. mason started as an amateur boxer, then got ordained as a rabbi, before becoming a full—time comedian in 1959. he held many one—man shows throughout his long career, which culminated in sold—out shows on broadway in the 1980s. you norwegians have been left awestruck by what experts say was an unusually large me

the rains have subsided briefly in the western indian state of maharashtra, giving the officials theich trigger landslides and flooding in many rivers across the state. dozens of people have been killed — in one particular village, a whole settlement was buried under a huge amount of debris after a hillside caved in. and people there were describing that within a matter of minutes, the whole settlement went under the mud. so dozens of people are feared still trapped under the debris. the government has sent teams who are now desperately trying to rescue the survivors, any of them that are alive. but the number of deaths continues to be going up in this particular state. and also, the rivers are flooding because the torrential downpour has increased the water level in taps. —— water levels in dams. so the authorities are forced to release water in these rivers — and that has flooded many towns and villages. and photographs and videos on social media show how people have gone to the rooftops because the whole ground floor was covered with water. —— flooded with water. the enormous econ

now this has added to the misery of people in maharashtra and in neighbouring states.njackie mason has died at the age of 93. the rabbi—turned—comedian was known for his sharp wit and piercing social commentary, often about being jewish. he was born in 1931 and died at a new york hospital on saturday. uk army bomb disposal experts have safely detonated a world war ii bomb — which was found during the construction of a new housing estate in east yorkshire. it's thought an raf lancaster bomber ditched the bomb when it was attempting to crash land. jake zuckerman reports. explosion. oooohhh! 0h! the moment a live world war ii bomb was detonated on the outskirts of goole. this was the device dug up by workers building a new housing estate in the town. bomb disposal experts spent yesterday and much of today preparing for the controlled explosion, and for motorists, it was the cause of much frustration. the m62, which passes right next to the site, was closed in both directions as police cordoned off the area. meanwhile in goole, local people watched and waited and tried to

now this has added to the misery of people in maharashtra and the neighbouring state of goa, which is army bomb disposal experts have safely detonated a world war ii bomb in east yorkshire. it's thought an raf lancaster bomber ditched the bomb when it was attempting to crash land. jake zuckerman reports. explosion. oooohhh! 0h! the moment a live world war ii bomb was detonated on the outskirts of goole. this was the device dug up by workers building a new housing estate in the town. bomb disposal experts spent much of today preparing for the controlled explosion, and, for motorists, it was the cause of much frustration. the m62, which passes right next to the site, was closed in both directions as police cordoned off the area. meanwhile in goole, local people watched and waited and tried to find a good vantage point. yeah, i'm meant to be inside watching t�*phones, but i've got my head down the road thinking, "what's happening here?" trying to catch a little glimpse of it all. i've just snuck through the edge there onto the field to see if we can see it, and it's a good viewpoint. spe

that's the story of maharashtra.n the plane region facing severe floods and the mountain regions are facing situations like landslides. on the parallel mountain range, there is another incident of landslides, 12 people have lost their lives, and here the rescue operation is still on. thousands of people in the western united states are spending the weekend in evacuation centres as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 states have destroyed around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the dixie wildfire, california's biggest blaze to the north of the state, is growing rapidly. firefighters are battling day and night to try to bring it under control, but it's spreading with such ferocity that it's making its own weather, creating huge clouds that are generating lightning strikes across the region. about a fifth of the fire's perimeter has been contained, but officials say the extreme nature of the fire, along with low humidity,

sarah: whole areas of the state of maharashtra are underwater.t of torrential rain, triggering devastating landslides. battling fast flowing currents and submerged dangers, the country's national disaster response force. >> houses have collapsed and the landslide. because the operation is going on, as for the latest report, we have recovered somebody's. -- some bodies. sarah: residents are now counting the cost of their losses. their homes and possessions, lost or destroyed. >> i had three vehicles. all of them got submerged in the floodwater. they are all damaged. the furniture inside my house and outside also got damaged. sarah: this is monsoon season. but the rain has been too much for many areas to cope with. it is thought that more than half a meter of rain fell in parts of india's west coast in just 24 hours. the authorities were forced to evacuate people from low-lying areas, as water was released from dams which were threatening to overflow. >> if the waters released from the dam today and the rainfall continues, floodwater could enter ou

now this has added to the misery of people in maharashtra and in neighbouring states.ecades. let's get some of the day's other news. the president of cuba's supreme court says 59 people have been prosecuted over the unprecedented mass protests on the island two weeks ago. ruben remigio ferro did not specify how many protesters had been arrested, but dismissed accusations of summary trials. dissident groups say there were more than six—hundred arrests after protests erupted to demand democratic change. the senior guatemalan anti—corru ption prosecutor, juan francisco sandoval, has left the countryjust hours after being removed from office. he's reported to have crossed the border into el salvador. the government said he'd been dismissed because of abuse of office, but mr sandoval says he was fired for seeking truth and justice. protestors have again taken to the streets across brazil in support of vaccination, and to demand the impeachment of president bolsonaro as the country struggles with high numbers of covid deaths. local media reported demonstrations in 13 state c

whole areas of the state of maharashtra are underwater, the result of torrential rain triggering devastatingmerged dangers, the country's national disaster response force. 32 houses have collapsed in the landslide because of the rain, and the rescue operation is there going on and the relief is there. as per their latest report, we have recovered 32 bodies, and some more are said to be trapped there. residents are now counting the cost of their losses, their homes and possessions lost or destroyed. translation: i had three vehicles. - all of them got submerged in the floodwater. they are all damaged. the furniture in my house and outside also got damaged. this is monsoon season, but the rain has been too much for many areas to cope with. it's thought that more than half a metre of rain fell in parts of india's west coast in just 24 hours. the authorities were forced to evacuate people from low—lying areas as water was released from dams which were threatening to overflow. translation: if the water'sj released from the dam today and the rainfall continues, floodwater could enter our homes. an

there have been at least 20 deaths because of this variant in the western state of maharashtra, whichth extreme caution by health committees and experts. that's devina gupta reporting from delhi. here in the uk, one of the government's advisers on coronavirus has warned that ministers are facing a very difficult decision about lifting all england's restrictions on the 19th ofjuly — given the continuing rise in cases. here's our health editor hugh pym. as more jabs go into arms, officials are confident that vaccines are reducing the risk of serious illness. the office for national statistics says hospital admissions are much lower than they would have been without vaccines. but, even so, the head of the 0ns told me that making the right call on ending restrictions in england won't be straightforward. this decision is the most difficult that the government has to make. we are watching with laser focus every day the data, so that the government will have all the information it needs in order, absolutely, to mean that it's data, not dates. the 0ns infection survey suggests that last week

whole areas of the state of maharashtra are underwater, the result of torrential rain triggering devastating and submerged dangers, 32 houses have collapsed in the landslide because of the rain, and the rescue operation is there going as per their latest report, we have recovered 32 bodies, all of them got submerged in the floodwater. it's thought that more than half a metre of rain fell in parts of india's west coast in just 2a hours. the authorities were forced to evacuate people from low—lying areas as water was released from dams which were threatening to overflow. translation: if the water'sj released from the dam today and the rainfall continues, floodwater could enter our homes. and the situation is set to worsen. india's meteorological department has issued red alerts, indicating the torrential rainfall is expected to continue. sarah campbell, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. sierra leone has become the latest country in africa to abolish the death penalty. capital punishment will be replaced with life imprisonment or a minimum term of 30 years. no one has been execu

there have been at least 20 deaths because of this variant in the western state of maharashtra, whichexperts. devina gupta. as india battles a second wave of covid, misinformation, pseudo science and a constant battle between modern and traditional medicine are coming in the way of the country's ability to conquer the pandemic. nikhil inamdar with this report. these men are smearing their bodies with cow dung to ward off covid—19. this is a parliamentarian from the ruling bjp telling a crowd that bathing in calgary and has helped her keep covid—19 at bay. and this is a billionaire y°93 bay. and this is a billionaire yoga guru with close links to the government. he has been passing off herbs, dung and you're in is wonder drugs for treatment of the coronavirus, willing to dismiss medicine as a stupid science recently —— you're in. he was asked to keep quiet by the general secretary at indian public premiere medical association on a debate. doctors even observed a black day of protest against his remarks, urging for his arrest. the government itself has come under fire for often promotin

the states of maharashtra and goa have been badly affected with more than a 135 dead.fter a hill side caved in following torrential downpour at a village in maharashtra state. to rescue several people feared trapped in the debris. you're watching bbc news. a murder inquiry is under way in greater manchester after a 31—year—old woman suffered severe burns. police were called to an address in east street, bury, at about 7.30pm last night to reports a woman had been badly burned. the victim was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later. three men have been arrested in connection with the incident. greater manchester police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them. an 11—year—old girl from bolton in greater manchester, who went missing on thursday night, has been found safe and well. police appealed for help infinding fatuma kadir, after she travelled to london by train without her parents' knowledge. lightning has partially destroyed two properties in hampshire, as the heatwave comes to an end in some parts of the country. weather warni

there have been at least 20 deaths because of this variant in the western state of maharashtra, whichalth committees and experts. devina gupta reporting from delhi. here in the us, president biden is encouraging americans to mark the independence day holiday as a liberation from coronavirus. though new infections and deaths here have declined sharply from the peak, cases are starting to creep up, due to the delta variant. and the administration willjust miss itsjuly 4 goal of partially vaccinating 70% of american adults. joining us now is dr william schaffner, a public health expert from vanderbilt university medical center. and friend of the programme. thanks so much forjoining us, dr schaffner. so do we really have covid on the run, as president biden said today? covid on the run, as president biden said toda ? ~ �* , ., covid on the run, as president biden said today?— said today? well, it's a country divided into _ said today? well, it's a country divided into two, _ said today? well, it's a country divided into two, isn't - said today? well, it's a country divided into two, isn't

there have been at least 20 deaths because of this variant in the western state of maharashtra, whichtion by health committees and experts. devina gupta there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: with the rapid move from internal combustion engines to battery—powered cars, we go looking for the minerals needed to make them. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. cheering challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. welc

there have been at least 20 deaths because of this variant in the western state of maharashtra, whichalth committees and experts. canada's national holiday has been marked by protests, following the recent discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former schools for indigenous children. thousands of people joined a "cancel canada day" rally. catherine karelli has this report. traditionally a day of celebration, but this year, canada has found itself reckoning with its colonial past. this was the scene in winnipeg, demonstrators pulling down a statue of queen victoria. across canada, thousands of people took to the streets protesting a dark chapter in their country's history — the residential school system. they murdered thousands of children, hundreds of thousands of children, we don't know yet, but we are here to tell you to today that that was wrong. you all know that it was wrong. we are here today to stand with everybody to oppose the ongoing genocide of the canadian government and state against indigenous people. between the 1870s and 1990s, more than 150,000 indigenous childre

rescue around 50 people feared trapped in a landslide triggered by monsoon rains in the state of maharashtraew days have triggered severe flooding in many parts of the state, causing widespread devastation. i'm joined now by anbarasan ethirajan from delhi. give us a sense of the scale of the damage being done. the give us a sense of the scale of the damage being done.— give us a sense of the scale of the damage being done. the rains have subsided briefly _ damage being done. the rains have subsided briefly giving _ damage being done. the rains have subsided briefly giving officials - damage being done. the rains have subsided briefly giving officials an l subsided briefly giving officials an opportunity to deploy more emergency teams to look for survivors in this devastating place which triggered landslides and flooding in many rivers across the state. dozens of people have been killed. in one particular village hall settlement was buried and a huge amount of debris up the hell side caved in and people there are describing within a matter of minutes the whole settlement went under the mud. d

rescue around 50 people feared trapped in a landslide triggered by monsoon rains in the state of maharashtrathe past few days have triggered severe flooding in many parts of the state, causing widespread devastation. here's our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan. the rains have subsided briefly giving officials an opportunity to deploy more emergency teams to look for survivors in this devastating floods which triggered landslides and flooding in many rivers across the state. dozens of people have been killed. in one particular village a whole settlement was buried and a huge amount of debris after a hillside caved in and people there are describing within a matter of minutes the whole settlement went under the mud. dozens of people are feared still trapped under the debris. the government has sent teams which they are desperately trying to rescue the survivors, if they are alive, the number of dead is going up in this particular state and also the rivers are flooding because the torrential downpour has increased water level and dams so the authorities are forced to relieve their

it comes as the western state of maharashtra has reported more than 130 deaths in the last two days, mayooresh konnoor reports from a landslide site in raigad, nearmumbai. consistent reigns over the past few days have created a flood. where i am standing right now is a mountain range and there was once a village behind me. it was entirely washed out on thursday evening when a landslide occurred because of consistent reigns. the soldiers of the national disaster management force have been looking for missing bodies for three days now and the operation is not over until sunday evening. we have been told that a9 fear —— bodies have been found and others are still missing. landslides in some parts and floods and others, that is the story of this state. and they are not the only region facing serious floods and the mountain ranges are facing situations like the landslides. another incident of landslide, 12 people lost their lives and here the rescue operation is still on. devastating images from that report in mumbai. if you wany to get in touch with me i'm on twitter, @bbckarishma. you'r

the authorities in the western indian state of maharashtra say they will be implementing a flood management monsoon downpour caused widespread devastation. more than 130 people have died in monsoon—related incidents and many are still missing. mayooresh konnoor reports from a landslide site in raigad, nearmumbai. a few days of rain have created havoc. right now, this is the mountain range, and once there was a village where i am standing which was an entire wash—out because a landslide occurred. the soldiers of national divan —— disaster management forcibly looking for the missing bodies and the operation is not over until sunday evening. what we have is about 49 bodies recovered so far and over a0 are still missing. the landslide in some parts, there are several towns on the plane region facing severe floods in the mountainous regions facing situations like landslides. on the mountain range, there is another incident of landslides, 12 people have lost their lives, and here the rescue operation is still on. russia's annual navy day parade has taken place in st petersburg. the huge event cel

at least 136 people have died in the state of maharashtra, and tens of thousands of people have beeneclared an end to their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed apartment block last month. the collapse at the 12—storey champlain towers south in surfside killed 97 people, with at least one person still missing. charles burkett, mayor of surfside, gave us an update on what happens next. well, right now we're moving into a different phase of the operation, which is basically to continue to support the families who are just at the very, very edge of beginning to regain theirfooting, as is the town of surfside, but we've got other pressing issues to deal with, which is to find out why that building fell down. buildings just don't fall down in america like that. it is a third world phenomena and it is an emergency for us who takes over that side of the investigation? well, that's what we are discussing right now. we're at the point where we have to figure out exactly how to co—ordinate that effort and i must give the county credit — they're working hard on that. the site is almost

more than a hundred people have died in the western indian state of maharashtra in landslides and floodingom dams due to days of excessive rains, which had caused rivers to flood. hundreds of villages and towns are without electricity and drinking water. a high courtjudge has ruled there should be a new investigation into whether the security services could have prevented the omagh bombing in 1998. twenty—nine people were killed in the attack, including nine children and three generations of the same family. in 2013, the government said it would not hold a public inquiry. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. on a busy summer's day, the bomb which exploded in the centre of omagh was the single worst atrocity of the northern ireland troubles. no—one was ever convicted. today, relatives of victims welcomed the ruling of a high courtjudge, who said there was a very real prospect that it could have been prevented by the security services, and called for new investigations on both sides of the irish border. nobody wanted to hear that message. not the irish government, not the british go

at least 136 people have died in the state of maharashtra, and tens of thousands of people have beenusands of protesters have taken to the streets for the fourth weekend in a row. they're calling for the covid vaccination programme to be speeded up, and demanding the impeachment of president jair bolsonaro. gail maclellan reports. "out, bolsonaro". the message in 20 states across brazil. as the coronavirus death toll in the country passes half a million, protesters demand the resignation of the man they say is to blame — president ofjair bolsonaro. translation: we allowed this| person to become the president of the republic and we are seeing the consequences of that today — in the absurd number of deaths due to the pandemic, due to the irresponsible way in which he handled the pandemic in brazil. the president has been famously dismissive of the health crisis — opposing masks and social distancing measures, and has been criticised for a slow rollout of vaccines. only 17% of the population is fully vaccinated. with a presidential election looming next year, mr bolsonaro's approval rat

rescue around 50 people feared trapped in a landslide triggered by monsoon rains in the state of maharashtrasant rain over the past few days have triggered severe flooding in many parts of the state, causing widespread devastation. the number of those killed has risen to more than 135. tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the floods. the annual pride march is taking place in the hungarian capital budapest, this year amid renewed controversy over lgbt rights under viktor orban�*s right—wing government. the organisers say they want to stand up for a diverse, open and inclusive society against what they call the government's stigmatising policies. the parliament has approved a law that bans what it describes as the promotion of homosexuality and transgender questions to anyone under the age of 18. opponents of covid restrictions are staging another day of protests in france. in paris, protesters gathered at the trocadero square. they are protesting against covid "health passes", which provide information on whether people are fully vaccinated, have recently tested negative or reco

have been killed after torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in the state of maharashtrastrict of rye—gad, with more feared trapped. hundreds of villages and towns are without electricity and drinking water. 0ur correspondent sarah campbell reports. whole areas of the state are underwater. the result of torrential rain triggering devastating landslides. battling fast flowing currents and submerged dangers, the countries natural disaster response force. houses of collapsed because of the ring and the operation is there going on and as of the latest report, we have recovered 32 bodies and some more are said to be trapped there. residents are now counting the cost of the losses. their homes and possessions lost or destroyed. translation: i had three vehicles and there are also immersed - in the floodwaters, they are all damaged. the furniture in my house and outside is also been damaged. and outside has also been damaged. this is monsoon season, the rain has been too much for areas to cope with. it's thought more than half a metre of rain fell in parts of india's west coast

maharashtra is experiencing its heaviest monsoon season injuly in 40 years. the headlines on bbc news... the greatest show on earth, but with no spectators. 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries will compete in this year's tokyo olympics. a high courtjudge rules there should be a new investigation into whether state agencies might have prevented the 0magh bombing in 1998. thousands of workers in the food supply chain in england no longer need to isolate if pinged by the covid app, as long as they test negative. more coming up on those stories at 6pm. now it's time for the film review with mark kermode. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode — rounding up the best new movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. tuesday, january 1st, 1856. with little pride and less hope, we begin the new year. in the world to come, us—based norwegian film—maker mona fastvold captures an intense romantic relationship set against the bleak, unforgiving backdrop of 19th—century frontier life. when the day is done, my mind turns to her, and

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the downpours across maharashtra state also brought heavy flooding before easing today. officials say rescue workers saved more than 1,000 people trapped by floodwaters that reached historic levels. >> ( translated ): the level of the floodwater had never risen to 20, 25 feet before. it's at this height for the very first time. all the properties of the residents are destroyed. they have nothing to eat and drink. >> woodruff: scientists in india say that climate change has intensified the annual monsoon season. state media in china raised the death toll to 51 today, in a flood disaster across central henan province. in zhengzhou, crews removed submerged cars and drained flooded areas. damage may total $10 billion, with nearly 400,000 people displaced. back in this cntry, improved weather has helped firefighters contain about 40% of the giant bootleg fire in southern oregon. but, an outbreak of covid has forced nine crew members into quarantine. meanwhile, firefighters battling the tamarack fire, along the california and nevada border, are still facing high temperatures a

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