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Both camps were concealed in undergrowth and shrubbery and he had also taken to shaving his head to change his appearance and evade police.

Eventually two French gendarmes spotted them through the undergrowth and walked, slowly, forwards.

For centuries, natural wildfires burned dead trees and undergrowth in California, keeping huge fires in check.

Police officers on Thursday were seen holding pitchforks as they combed land in the area on the outskirts of the municipality of Lagos and some used pick-axes and shovels to dig some of the undergrowth.

The tree is native to California and resistant to fire, but not if surrounded by thick mustard weed undergrowth.