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Wildfires rage across Europe fuelled by extreme heat

A firefighter pulls a hose amid smoke in Ares on July 26, 2026 as a wildfire has been ravaging the forest north of the Arcachon Basin (Gironde) in France since July 22, 2026. (AFP)

Trees stand as fire lights the background during a wildfire at Ares, Gironde, France amongst worsening drought conditions on July 25, 2026. (REUTERS)

French firefighters try to extinguish the wildfire near Saumos and Sainte-Hélène, northwest of Bordeaux, France on July 24, 2026. (AFP)

A firefighter stands on a road on the edge of a burning area in Ares, France on July 26, 2026. (AFP)

Smoke rises during a wildfire in Betxi, Spain, July 26, 2026. (REUTERS)

A firefighter stands facing flames as smoke rises during a wildfire at Ares, Gironde, in France, July 25, 2026. (REUTERS)

Flames emerge from a wildfire in San Martin de Valdeiglesias, Avila, Spain July 26, 2026. (REUTERS)

Flames emerge from a wildfire in San Martin de Valdeiglesias, Avila, Spain July 26, 2026. (REUTERS)

A large pine tree snapped in half by a wildfire, with its hollowed trunk still burning from the inside, is seen in a scorched forest near Robledo de Chavela, Spain, on July 26, 2026. (AFP)

Firefighters work as flames burn during a wildfire at Ares, Gironde in France, amongst worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages, on July 25, 2026. (REUTERS)

Source: AFP, REUTERS

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