Recent high temperatures and dry, windy conditions across southern Europe have resulted in thousands of small wildfires and a few large large blazes in Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, France, Portugal, and more. Although thousands have been evacuated, and tens of thousands of acres have burned, authorities claim to have most fires under control at the moment. Collected here are images of the situation from the past week.
Wildfires Across Southern Europe
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Read moreA firefighting plane drops water to extinguish a forest fire on the Lustica peninsula near Tivat, Montenegro, on July 17, 2017. #
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Read moreSmoke and flames rise from a fire in the village of Podstrana, near the Adriatic coastal town of Split, on July 18, 2017. Montenegro asked for international help to fight wildfires on the Lustica peninsula on the country's Adriatic coast, while forest fires in neighboring Croatia spread to suburbs of the coastal city of Split. #
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Read moreFirefighters try to extinguish a forest fire next to a monastery on Lustica peninsula near Tivat, Montenegro, on July 17, 2017. #
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Read moreA cabin burns during a forest fire near Tivat, Montenegro, on July 17, 2017. #
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Read moreHorses are evacuated in the Annunziata district of Messina, Italy, as a fire rages on July 10, 2017. Across the country Italian firefighters have intervened more than a thousand times in recent days to fight brush or scrub fires. #
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Read moreAn aircraft picks up water from the ocean before deploying to fight a raging fire in the Annunziata district of Messina, Italy, on July 10, 2017. #
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Read moreA fire ravages a hill in the Annunziata district of Messina, Italy, on July 10, 2017. #
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Read moreSmoke rises from fires on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, east of Naples, on July 12, 2017. #
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Read moreA firefighting Canadair aircraft drops water over a fire near the village of Alijo, on July 18, 2017 during a wildfire. A month after the deadliest forest fire in Portugal's recent history, nearly 2,800 firefighters were working since last night to protect homes in the north and center of the country. #
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Read moreSmoke rises near burned land following a wildfire in Alijo, Portugal, on July 18, 2017. #
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Read moreA wildfire is seen in the village of Mravince near Split, Croatia, on July 17, 2017. #
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Read morePolice officers watch a wildfire in the village of Mravince near Split, Croatia, on July 17, 2017. #
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Read moreA firefighting plane drops water to extinguish a fire in village of Strinjine near Split, Croatia, on July 18, 2017. #
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Read moreA car burned by the wildfire in the village of Mravince near Split, Croatia, on July 17, 2017. #
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Read moreA man observes wildfire in the village of Stobrec, Croatia, on July 18, 2017. #
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Read moreA Canadair of the Croatian Air Force flies over the village of Gornje Sitno, near the Adriatic coastal town of Split, during a fire on July 17, 2017. #
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Read moreA firefighter sprays water to extinguish a forest fire in Castagniers near Nice, France, on July 17, 2017. #
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Read moreA Tracker firefighting airplane drops water with fire retardant chemicals over a fire near houses in Castagniers, near Nice, on July 17, 2017. #
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Read moreFirefighters use a hose to spray water as they fight against a fire in Castagniers, near Nice, on July 17, 2017. #
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Read moreCharred terrain and a burning tree trunk near firefighters battling a fire in Castagniers, France, on July 17, 2017. #
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Read moreA firefighting plane drops flame retardant ton a forest fire in Castagniers, France, on July 17, 2017. #
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