Images from Portugal, France, Greece, and other places in the region where a searing heat wave and strong winds have spawned destructive wildfires for the past two weeks. Thousands of firefighters and volunteers are battling the deadly blazes, as forecasters warn that the dangerous weather might last through Monday.

Two people stand in front of a large oncoming wildfire.Pedro Nunes / ReutersPeople look on as a wildfire approaches in Trancoso, Portugal, on August 13, 2025.A man tries to extinguish a wildfire with a tree branch.Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP / GettyA man tries to extinguish a wildfire with a tree branch in Trancoso on August 12, 2025.a03_RC2O5GAGPGAK.jpgMarcelo Del Pozo / ReutersA person watches as a helicopter draws water at Atlanterra Beach on August 12, 2025, a day after many locals and tourists were evacuated from Tarifa, Spain, because of wildfires.Several people use a large hose to extinguish a wildfire.Miguel Riopa / AFP / GettyVillagers work to extinguish a wildfire in San Cibrao das Viñas, outside Ourense, Spain, on August 12, 2025.Flames cover a scorched forest floor.Eduardo Sanz / Europa Press / GettyFlames cover a scorched forest floor in Carcastillo, Spain, on August 10, 2025.A small firefighting aircraft dumps water on a wildfire. Cesar Manso / AFP / GettyA firefighting aircraft dumps water on a wildfire in Puercas de Aliste, near Zamora, Spain, on August 12, 2025.Rows of scorched treesEuropa Press / ABACA / ReutersScorched trees, seen after a fire passed through Villalís de la Valduerna, near León, Spain, on August 13, 2025A close view of a firefighter working to extinguish a wildfire.Abdul Saboor / ReutersA firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire near Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, France, on August 7, 2025.A wildfire burns at night, seen inside a dense copse of trees.Abdul Saboor / ReutersTrees burn during a wildfire near Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse on August 6, 2025.A firefighting aircraft drops a plume of fire retardant.Lionel Bonaventure / AFP / GettyA firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant over a wildfire near Fontjoncouse, France, on August 6, 2025.A person reacts, hands on their head, looking out toward a wildfire on a nearby hillside.Andreas Alexopoulos / APA resident reacts as blazes burn on a hillside in the village of Tsoukalaiika near the city of Patras, Greece, on August 12, 2025.Smoke from a wildfire covers the sky above a seaside village.Andreas Alexopoulos / APSmoke from a wildfire covers the sky above the village of Kato Achaia, near Patras, on August 12, 2025.A firefighting helicopter collects water from a narrow river.Stevo Vasiljevic / ReutersA firefighting helicopter collects water from the Morača river, in the Stara Zlatica suburbs of Podgorica, Montenegro, during a heat wave on August 11, 2025.A satellite image shows smoke plumes from wildfires across part of a Greek island.Maxar / DigitalGlobe / GettyA satellite image shows extensive smoke plumes from wildfires across the northwest part of the Greek island of Chios, on August 13, 2025.A man carries a sheep on a motorcycle away from a wildfire.Thanassis Stavrakis / APA man carries a sheep on a motorcycle during a wildfire in Patras, Greece, on August 13, 2025.Several people are seen in silhouette, looking toward a wildfire at night.Aris Messinis / AFP / GettyResidents look toward a wildfire in Palaia Fokaia, Greece, on August 8, 2025.Many burned cars are seen at an impound lot.Thanassis Stavrakis / APBurned cars are seen at an impound lot in Kato Achaia, near Patras, Greece, on August 13, 2025.Several firefighters approach a wildfire, walking on a narrow residential road.NurPhoto / NurPhoto / GettyFirefighters approach a blaze in Anavyssos, Greece, on August 8, 2025.A firefighting helicopter drops water over a burned area.Aris Messinis / AFP / GettyA firefighting helicopter drops water over a burned area following a wildfire in Palaia Fokaia, Greece, on August 9, 2025.Embers fly from a burning tree.Florion Goga / ReutersEmbers fly from a burning tree during a wildfire near Finiq, Albania, on August 12, 2025.Several people gesture and speak as they walk in front of a distant wildfire.Florion Goga / ReutersPeople react as they evacuate from a wildfire in Delvinë, Albania, on August 12, 2025.A horse, suffering from severe burn injuries, standing near a swing set.Adnan Beci / AFP / GettyA horse suffering from severe burn injuries caused by a wildfire stands near the town of Delvinë on August 13, 2025.The moon is visible in the sky above a large wildfire, with a silhouetted firefighter below.Florion Goga / ReutersA firefighter battles a section of a wildfire in Delvinë on August 12, 2025.The charred remains of a dining roomBerkman Ulutin / dia images / GettyThe charred remains of a dining room, seen inside a home hit by a passing wildfire on August 12, 2025, in Kepez, in the district of Çanakkale, TurkeyFlying embers fill the air, swirling around a firefighter spraying water from a hose.Murat Sengul / Anadolu / GettyFirefighting teams continue their efforts to extinguish a fire that broke out in the forest area of Turkey’s Kepez district on August 11, 2025.

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