Dozens of wildfires have broken out across Portugal, Spain, France, and other Southern European countries amid a deadly heat wave. Record-breaking high temperatures and dry conditions have contributed to the outbreaks, forcing tens of thousands of residents and tourists to be evacuated. Thousands of firefighters are still working on the ground and in the air to contain multiple fires. Temperatures are predicted to drop slightly this week as the hot air mass moves north, but tinder-dry conditions remain across much of Southern Europe.
A fire burns in a forest in Louchats, in southwestern France, on July 17, 2022. #
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People look at plumes of smoke, caused by a wildfire in Malaga, as they rise over Playa del Bajondillo beach in Torremolinos, Spain, on July 15. #
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A firefighting helicopter works to contain a wildfire in Leiria, Portugal, on July 13. #
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Locals are evacuated as a forest fire burns close to houses in Palmela, Portugal, on July 13. #
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A volunteer uses a tree branch to try to prevent a forest fire from reaching homes in Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, on July 12. #
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Firefighters work to contain a tactical fire in Louchats, as wildfires continue to spread in the Gironde region of southwestern France, on July 17. #
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Firefighters work near the beach of Lac de Cazaux, near La Teste-de-Buch, France, on July 15. #
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This photograph taken in Pyla-sur-Mer shows smoke rising from a forest fire in La Teste-de-Buch, pictured over the La Corniche Hotel, in front of the Dune du Pilat, in France, on July 18. #
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A helicopter works to contain a wildfire during a heat wave in the vicinity of Guadapero, Spain, on July 15. #
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Firefighters take a break after battling a forest fire in the village of Lagoa Parada, near Ansião, Portugal, on July 14. #
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A car drives through a burned area during a wildfire in El Pont de Vilomara, north of Barcelona, Spain, on July 18. #
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Tourists look toward a plume of dark smoke on the shoreline of Arcachon, rising above the pier in Andernos-les-Bains, from a wildfire in a forest near La Teste-de-Buch on July 14. #
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A spreading wildfire in Palmela approaches houses on July 13. #
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A burning tree trunk stands along the Dune du Pilat, near La Teste-de-Buch, on July 13. #
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A firefighting helicopter collects water from a swimming pool to tackle a fire in Cebreros, Spain, on July 18. #
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A fire burns nearby as people walk on the Dune du Pilat, near La Teste-de-Buch, on July 16. #
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Passengers look at a wildfire from inside a train near Zamora, Spain, on July 18. #
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Firefighters work to contain a forest fire that hit a timber factory on July 13 in Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal. #
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A firefighting plane drops water on a fire near the village of Eiriz in Baião, Portugal, on July 15. #
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Fire engines pull up as a wildfire spreads in the area close to the beach of Lac de Cazaux, in southwestern France, on July 15. #
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This photograph taken on July 15 shows a restaurant destroyed by the flames of a wildfire near La Teste-de-Buch. #
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A helicopter team refills its water bucket while working to extinguish a wildfire in Alhaurín el Grande, Spain, on July 15. #
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People evacuate animals ahead of a spreading wildfire in El Pont de Vilomara, near Barcelona, on July 17. #
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Visitors to the Dune du Pilat campsite lie on cots after being evacuated from their camps because of an approaching wildfire in La Teste-de-Buch, on July 13. #
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Beachgoers in Pyla-sur-Mer look toward a black cloud of smoke from a fire that hit La Teste-de-Buch on July 13. #
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People take pictures of firefighting aircraft flying over the Dune du Pilat in southwestern France on July 14. #
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Firefighters try to control a forest fire in Louchats on July 17. #
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A wildfire burns during at night in Alhaurín el Grande on July 16. #
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