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    In Pictures: Wildfires burn out of control in Lebanon

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    In Pictures: Wildfires burn out of control in Lebanon

    Homes were gutted by huge forest fires that have ripped through the Shouf mountains


    Published:  October 15, 2019 16:09 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer
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    A resident watches wildfires in Damour, south of Beirut, Lebanon. Image Credit: Reuters
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    A firefighting aircraft tackles wildfires in Dibbiyeh village, south of Beirut, Lebanon. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Blazes billow after fires broke out around the village of Meshref in Lebanon's Shouf mountains Image Credit: AFP
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    Vehicles lying on the side of a road, after they were burnt by fires near the town of Damour in Lebanon's Shouf mountains southeast of the capital. Image Credit: AFP
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    Firefighters extinguish flames in a forest near the village of Meshref in Lebanon's Shouf mountains, southeast of the capital Beirut. Image Credit: AFP
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    A fire truck is seen behined calcined trees after fires broke out around the village of Meshref in Lebanon's Shouf mountains. Image Credit: AFP
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    Lebanese firemen extinguish a fire in the town of Damour, just over 15km (9 miles) south of Beirut, Lebanon Image Credit: AP
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    Lebanese firemen extinguish a fire inside a building that were burned in a wildfire overnight, in the town of Damour. Image Credit: AP
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