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| A Battle With Fire on 2 Continents, in Photos | A Battle With Fire on 2 Continents, in Photos |
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| The crackling blazes have left charred forests, drawing in thousands of firefighters to try to stop the flames’ hungry march. Residents have been filling buckets of water to douse blazes in their hometowns. And tourists have been huddled with their belongings, not in hotels or resorts, but in evacuation centers. | The crackling blazes have left charred forests, drawing in thousands of firefighters to try to stop the flames’ hungry march. Residents have been filling buckets of water to douse blazes in their hometowns. And tourists have been huddled with their belongings, not in hotels or resorts, but in evacuation centers. |
| The hundreds of wildfires that have raged in recent days across Southern Europe and North Africa have forced the evacuations of thousands of people. A heat wave in the region has sent temperatures close to record highs and parched the land, officials say, conditions prime for the wildfires to spread. | The hundreds of wildfires that have raged in recent days across Southern Europe and North Africa have forced the evacuations of thousands of people. A heat wave in the region has sent temperatures close to record highs and parched the land, officials say, conditions prime for the wildfires to spread. |
| Among the fiercest hit is Greece, where blazes have ravaged forest areas on the mainland and the islands of Corfu, Evia and Rhodes. More than 20,000 people, many of them visitors, have been evacuated in recent days. Two pilots working to douse the flames on Evia were killed in a plane crash and two other people have died, officials said on Wednesday. | Among the fiercest hit is Greece, where blazes have ravaged forest areas on the mainland and the islands of Corfu, Evia and Rhodes. More than 20,000 people, many of them visitors, have been evacuated in recent days. Two pilots working to douse the flames on Evia were killed in a plane crash and two other people have died, officials said on Wednesday. |
| Firefighters have also been tackling new wildfires in Croatia, France, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and the Italian regions of Calabria and Sicily this week, with fears that the blazes could threaten more residents. In Algeria, more than 30 people have died, including 10 soldiers in the northern province of Bejaia, on the Mediterranean, officials said. | Firefighters have also been tackling new wildfires in Croatia, France, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and the Italian regions of Calabria and Sicily this week, with fears that the blazes could threaten more residents. In Algeria, more than 30 people have died, including 10 soldiers in the northern province of Bejaia, on the Mediterranean, officials said. |
| Here is a selection of photographs from the wildfires. | Here is a selection of photographs from the wildfires. |
| Burned trees on a beach near the village of Gennadi on the Greek island of Rhodes on Thursday. | |
| Dropping water onto a wildfire on a mountain near Palermo, Italy, on Wednesday. | |
| Locals left fruit for animals near the village of Kiotari on Rhodes on Wednesday. | |
| An emergency worker trying to keep cool while fighting fires near the village of Cakran in southwestern Albania on Wednesday. | |
| Scorched earth and trees around railway tracks near Volos, Greece, on Thursday. | |
| Working to extinguish a wildfire on the outskirts of Istanbul on Wednesday. | |
| Charred vehicles near the village of Kiotari on Rhodes on Wednesday. | |
| The aftermath of a forest fire near the town of Melloula in northwestern Tunisia, near the border with Algeria, on Tuesday. | |
| Trying to extinguish a fire in Messina, Sicily, on Wednesday. | Trying to extinguish a fire in Messina, Sicily, on Wednesday. |
| A burned area near Vati, on the Greek island of Rhodes, on Wednesday. | A burned area near Vati, on the Greek island of Rhodes, on Wednesday. |
| Souhila Belkati carrying her child in her house that was burned by a wildfire on Tuesday in Bejaia, Algeria. | Souhila Belkati carrying her child in her house that was burned by a wildfire on Tuesday in Bejaia, Algeria. |
| A burned shop near the village of Kiotari on Rhodes. | A burned shop near the village of Kiotari on Rhodes. |
| Evacuating from an approaching wildfire in Alcabideche, outside Lisbon, on Tuesday. | Evacuating from an approaching wildfire in Alcabideche, outside Lisbon, on Tuesday. |
| Smoke rising from a factory near a farm in the village of Sesklo, Greece, on Wednesday. | Smoke rising from a factory near a farm in the village of Sesklo, Greece, on Wednesday. |
| A forest fire in northwestern Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria, on Monday. | A forest fire in northwestern Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria, on Monday. |
| Residents trying to extinguish a fire on Rhodes on Monday. | Residents trying to extinguish a fire on Rhodes on Monday. |
| Charred trees near a beach in the village of Kiotari on Rhodes on Monday. | Charred trees near a beach in the village of Kiotari on Rhodes on Monday. |
| Debris from a firefighting aircraft that crashed while working to extinguish a blaze on the Greek island of Evia on Tuesday. | Debris from a firefighting aircraft that crashed while working to extinguish a blaze on the Greek island of Evia on Tuesday. |
| A firefighter after rescuing a cat and two rabbits from a fire between the villages of Kiotari and Gennadi on Rhodes on Monday. | A firefighter after rescuing a cat and two rabbits from a fire between the villages of Kiotari and Gennadi on Rhodes on Monday. |
| Firefighters trying to extinguish a forest fire in northwestern Tunisia on Monday. | Firefighters trying to extinguish a forest fire in northwestern Tunisia on Monday. |
| An aircraft dropping water over flames on Rhodes on Tuesday. | An aircraft dropping water over flames on Rhodes on Tuesday. |
| Trying to extinguish wildfires on Rhodes on Tuesday. | Trying to extinguish wildfires on Rhodes on Tuesday. |
| The bodies of goats at the edge of a road on Rhodes on Tuesday. | The bodies of goats at the edge of a road on Rhodes on Tuesday. |
| Tourists and residents trying to put out a fire on Rhodes on Monday. | Tourists and residents trying to put out a fire on Rhodes on Monday. |
| Beach bars destroyed by wildfires on Rhodes on Tuesday. | Beach bars destroyed by wildfires on Rhodes on Tuesday. |
| A satellite image showing fires burning on Rhodes on Monday. | A satellite image showing fires burning on Rhodes on Monday. |
| A fire close to an airport near Palermo, Sicily, on Monday. | A fire close to an airport near Palermo, Sicily, on Monday. |
| Tourists sheltering in a sports hall on Sunday after being evacuated because of a wildfire on Rhodes. | Tourists sheltering in a sports hall on Sunday after being evacuated because of a wildfire on Rhodes. |
| Residents bracing for an approaching wildfire on Rhodes on Monday. | Residents bracing for an approaching wildfire on Rhodes on Monday. |
| Battling a fire on Rhodes on Monday. | Battling a fire on Rhodes on Monday. |
| Watching fires near a village on Rhodes on Tuesday. | Watching fires near a village on Rhodes on Tuesday. |