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A slurry bomber passes between the Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires and homes on the west side of Las Vegas, New Mexico. The Albuquerque Journal / AP
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A satellite image shows the fire lines of the Hermits Peak wildfire east of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Maxar Technologies / Reuters
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New Mexico National Guard Aviation soldiers drop water on the Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires in northern New Mexico. New Mexico National Guard / AP
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A man prepares to leave the area with his animals as authorities battle the nearby Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon wildfires. Reuters
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Charred trees and vegetation burnt during the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires in New Mexico. Reuters
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A man walks through his property, burnt during the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires. Reuters
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The Calf Creek and Hermits Peak fires are burning north of the ski resort town of Angel Fire, New Mexico. Reuters
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Smoke billows from the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires in New Mexico. Reuters
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A burnt home following a wildfire in Sapello, New Mexico. The New Mexican / AP
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A bicycle lies among the remains of a burnt mobile home in San Ignacio, New Mexico. The New Mexican / AP
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Twisted metal roofing and ashes are all that is left of part of the Pendaries Village and Golf Resort near Mora, New Mexico. Santa Fe New Mexican / AP
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Blackened tombstones and statues stand at the Rociada Cemetery after fire tore through the area near Mora, New Mexico. Santa Fe New Mexican / AP
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A man overlooks his burnt property following the fire. Santa Fe New Mexican / AP
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A flare up near Cleveland, New Mexico, darkens the sky. Santa Fe New Mexican / AP
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A firefighter conducts a prescribed burn to combat the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon wildfires near Las Vegas, New Mexico. Reuters
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US President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration that will bring new financial resources to remote stretches of New Mexico devastated by fire since early April. The Albuquerque Journal / AP
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A firefighter works to combat the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon wildfire near Las Vegas, New Mexico. Reuters
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A plane drops water to combat the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon wildfires near Las Vegas, New Mexico. Reuters
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A slurry bomber passes between the Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires and homes on the west side of Las Vegas, New Mexico. The Albuquerque Journal / AP
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A satellite image shows the fire lines of the Hermits Peak wildfire east of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Maxar Technologies / Reuters
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New Mexico National Guard Aviation soldiers drop water on the Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires in northern New Mexico. New Mexico National Guard / AP
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A man prepares to leave the area with his animals as authorities battle the nearby Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon wildfires. Reuters
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Charred trees and vegetation burnt during the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires in New Mexico. Reuters
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A man walks through his property, burnt during the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires. Reuters
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The Calf Creek and Hermits Peak fires are burning north of the ski resort town of Angel Fire, New Mexico. Reuters
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Smoke billows from the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires in New Mexico. Reuters
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A burnt home following a wildfire in Sapello, New Mexico. The New Mexican / AP
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A bicycle lies among the remains of a burnt mobile home in San Ignacio, New Mexico. The New Mexican / AP
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Twisted metal roofing and ashes are all that is left of part of the Pendaries Village and Golf Resort near Mora, New Mexico. Santa Fe New Mexican / AP
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Blackened tombstones and statues stand at the Rociada Cemetery after fire tore through the area near Mora, New Mexico. Santa Fe New Mexican / AP
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A man overlooks his burnt property following the fire. Santa Fe New Mexican / AP
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A flare up near Cleveland, New Mexico, darkens the sky. Santa Fe New Mexican / AP
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A firefighter conducts a prescribed burn to combat the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon wildfires near Las Vegas, New Mexico. Reuters
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US President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration that will bring new financial resources to remote stretches of New Mexico devastated by fire since early April. The Albuquerque Journal / AP
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A firefighter works to combat the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon wildfire near Las Vegas, New Mexico. Reuters
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A plane drops water to combat the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon wildfires near Las Vegas, New Mexico. Reuters
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A slurry bomber passes between the Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires and homes on the west side of Las Vegas, New Mexico. The Albuquerque Journal / AP
Under an orange sky, largest US wildfire menaces New Mexico towns
Blaze has burnt 95,881 hectares of land - an area larger than all five boroughs of New York City
Reuters
12 May, 2022
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