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Smoke billows from a house on fire in the Aci Catena area, 20km from Catania. Getty
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A forest fire burns near Vati village, on the island of Rhodes. AP
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Firefighters watch as a forest fire reignites in Spain's Caldera de Taburiente national park. EPA
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A man lifts a tile from underneath the frame of a burnt bed after a forest fire raced through the Tunisian town of Melloula. AFP
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A firefighter tries to extinguish a blaze near the village of Asklipieio, on the Greek island of Rhodes. Reuters
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A plane dumps water over a wildfire on Ciovo island, Croatia. AP
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Residents of Gennadi village stand near a forest fire raging on the island of Rhodes. AP
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People are evacuated by boat as they flee a fire burning near the Greek town of Nea Anchialos. EPA
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A petrol station destroyed by a forest fire in the Italian town of Oliveri. AFP
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A man watches as a house burns in the Tono district of Messina, Sicily. AFP
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The fire destroyed homes and cars in Oliveri. AFP
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A firefighter is overwhelmed as he looks at the trail of destruction in Messina, Sicily. AFP
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A fire burns a forested area of Alto do Alvide, Portugal. EPA
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A forest fire burns in Valsequillo, Spain. EPA
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Calves try to escape the fire in Sesklo village, Greece. EPA
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Farmers try to save their animals as the fire approaches Sesklo village. EPA
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A firefighter tackles a blaze outside the village of Vati, Greece. Getty
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A woman salvages produce from a building gutted by a forest fire near the town of Melloula, Tunisia. AFP
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Residents block a street as they demand the restoration water supplies in Melloula, following recent heatwaves and a forest fire in the area. AFP
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Algerians gather next to vehicles destroyed by wildfires in Bouira, 100km from the capital, Algiers. AP
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A fire engine moves along a road as a forest fire rages near the Tunisian town of Melloula, close to the border with Algeria. AFP
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A man and his children inspect the damage to their house after a fire raced through the Algerian village of De Oeud Das. EPA
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Houses damaged by the forest fires in De Oeud Das village. EPA
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Residents try to extinguish a fire in Tunisia's coastal town of Tabarka amid a blistering heatwave. AFP
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A fireman holds a cat and two rabbits after rescuing them from a fire on the Greek island of Rhodes. AFP
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German tourists and local residents try to extinguish a fire near the seaside resort of Lindos. AP
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Smoke rises on Corfu following a wildfire. Reuters
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Tourists wait for departing planes at the airport on the island of Rhodes, after being evacuated. Reuters
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A large forest fire on the Greek island of Rhodes has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations. AP
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A man carries a child as they leave an area where a forest fire burns. AP
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A fire engine is parked in front of a blaze raging in New Peramos, near Athens. AFP
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A helicopter works to extinguish a wildfire, in the area of Pico de las Nieves, on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain. Reuters
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A firefighters' operations room in Marseille, France. AFP
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Smoke billows from a house on fire in the Aci Catena area, 20km from Catania. Getty
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A forest fire burns near Vati village, on the island of Rhodes. AP
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Firefighters watch as a forest fire reignites in Spain's Caldera de Taburiente national park. EPA
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A man lifts a tile from underneath the frame of a burnt bed after a forest fire raced through the Tunisian town of Melloula. AFP
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A firefighter tries to extinguish a blaze near the village of Asklipieio, on the Greek island of Rhodes. Reuters
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A plane dumps water over a wildfire on Ciovo island, Croatia. AP
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Residents of Gennadi village stand near a forest fire raging on the island of Rhodes. AP
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People are evacuated by boat as they flee a fire burning near the Greek town of Nea Anchialos. EPA
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A petrol station destroyed by a forest fire in the Italian town of Oliveri. AFP
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A man watches as a house burns in the Tono district of Messina, Sicily. AFP
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The fire destroyed homes and cars in Oliveri. AFP
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A firefighter is overwhelmed as he looks at the trail of destruction in Messina, Sicily. AFP
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A fire burns a forested area of Alto do Alvide, Portugal. EPA
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A forest fire burns in Valsequillo, Spain. EPA
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Calves try to escape the fire in Sesklo village, Greece. EPA
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Farmers try to save their animals as the fire approaches Sesklo village. EPA
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A firefighter tackles a blaze outside the village of Vati, Greece. Getty
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A woman salvages produce from a building gutted by a forest fire near the town of Melloula, Tunisia. AFP
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Residents block a street as they demand the restoration water supplies in Melloula, following recent heatwaves and a forest fire in the area. AFP
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Algerians gather next to vehicles destroyed by wildfires in Bouira, 100km from the capital, Algiers. AP
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A fire engine moves along a road as a forest fire rages near the Tunisian town of Melloula, close to the border with Algeria. AFP
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A man and his children inspect the damage to their house after a fire raced through the Algerian village of De Oeud Das. EPA
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Houses damaged by the forest fires in De Oeud Das village. EPA
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Residents try to extinguish a fire in Tunisia's coastal town of Tabarka amid a blistering heatwave. AFP
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A fireman holds a cat and two rabbits after rescuing them from a fire on the Greek island of Rhodes. AFP
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German tourists and local residents try to extinguish a fire near the seaside resort of Lindos. AP
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Smoke rises on Corfu following a wildfire. Reuters
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Tourists wait for departing planes at the airport on the island of Rhodes, after being evacuated. Reuters
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A large forest fire on the Greek island of Rhodes has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations. AP
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A man carries a child as they leave an area where a forest fire burns. AP
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A fire engine is parked in front of a blaze raging in New Peramos, near Athens. AFP
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A helicopter works to extinguish a wildfire, in the area of Pico de las Nieves, on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain. Reuters
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Smoke billows from a house on fire in the Aci Catena area, 20km from Catania. Getty
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Thomas Harding
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