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California wildfires: helicopter rescues firefighters as blaze advances

Guardian, 24 Aug 2020
Dramatic footage shows the moment when a helicopter rescues two stranded firefighters from advancing wildfires in California. 'Had it not been for that helicopter, those firefighters would certainly have perished,' the Sonoma county sheriff, Mark Essick, said. Firefighters have been battling blazes that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced tens of thousands to flee across the state since 15 August
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