Bastrop, Texas USA, September 5 2011: The American flag flies over a parking lot with the smoke of an out-of-control wildfire billowing skyward in the background. Officials estimate that it will take several days to bring the fire under control; it has already burned thousands of acres of timberland and brush. ©Bob Daemmrich

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Location: Bastrop Texas USA
Photo credit: © Bob Daemmrich / Alamy / Afripics
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