May 15, 2014
![A water bomber makes a drop on the Coco Fire as fire fighters continue their battle in the hills surrounding San Marcos California. Wildfires were raging in southern California, keeping thousands of residents and students away from their homes after San Diego county officials maintained evacuation advisories.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d1327079-4bc3-4b63-a47e-93df98e81f27_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A water bomber makes a drop on the Coco Fire as fire fighters continue their battle in the hills surrounding San Marcos California. Wildfires were raging in southern California, keeping thousands of residents and students away from their homes after San Diego county officials maintained evacuation advisories.
![An emergency vehicle makes its way past a rising moon as it travels along a burned-out hillside near San Marcos, California, May 14, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9bdbbc86-8619-4007-a4c2-af62924b8576_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An emergency vehicle makes its way past a rising moon as it travels along a burned-out hillside near San Marcos, California, May 14, 2014.
![Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts as he takes shelter from sand blown by the wind during the men's singles match against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia at the Rome Masters tennis tournament, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/96284d8a-7588-4caf-bb3d-2ff8c58a100a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts as he takes shelter from sand blown by the wind during the men's singles match against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia at the Rome Masters tennis tournament, Italy.
![A members of the honour guard cleans the boots of fellow guards ahead of a welcoming ceremony for the visiting Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva (not seen), outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.](https://gdb.voanews.com/92aa2f0c-fa98-4811-8170-e74ecb933cc9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A members of the honour guard cleans the boots of fellow guards ahead of a welcoming ceremony for the visiting Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva (not seen), outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.