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In photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heatwaves
Wildfire approaches the seaside village of Limni, on the Greek island of Evia, on August 6.
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People are evacuated on a ferry as a wildfire burns in Limni.
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A resident helps a firefighter before fire spreads to houses in the Thrakomacedones area of Athens, Greece on August 7.
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A firefighting helicopter takes water from a lake near Cine, Turkey.
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A house in Pefkofito, Greece, is destroyed after the forest fire.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Olympia, Greece on August 5.
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Residents react during a wildfire near Olympia on August 5.
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The grounds of a burnt hotel are seen in Lalas village, near Olympia, on August 5.
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People move belongings to safety as a forest fire rages in a wooded area north of Athens, Greece, on August 5.
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A wildfire approaches the Olympic Academy, foreground, in Olympia, Greece, on Wednesday, August 4.
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The remnants of a destroyed house are seen here in the Varibobi area, northern Athens, on August 4.
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Onlookers view the smoke from the wildfires blanketing Athens’ Acropolis on August 4.
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A charred area of Mugla, Turkey, after a forest fire on Tuesday, August 3.
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Smoke and flames rise over the village of Limni on the Greek island of Evia, on August .
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Firefighters work as a house burns in the Adames area of northern Athens on August 3.
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A woman pours water over a baby’s head at a fountain in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, as temperatures reached over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday, August 2.
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A man leads sheep away from an advancing fire on August 2, in Mugla, Turkey.
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People watch an advancing fire that rages around Cokertme village, near Bodrum, Turkey, on August 2.
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Local residents watch as a Greek army Chinook helicopter collects water to tackle a wildfire near the village of Lambiri, Greece, on Sunday, August 1.
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A handout photo from the Italian National Fire Brigade shows an aerial view of a fire in the Pineta Dannunziana reserve in Pescara, Italy, on August 1.
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A man surveys a fire at Le Capannine beach in the Sicilian town of Catania, Italy, on Friday, July 30.
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Firefighters battle a massive wildfire that engulfed a Mediterranean resort region on Turkey’s southern coast near the town of Manavgat, on Thursday, July 29.
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A firefighter talks to his colleague as they work to put out fires in Cuglieri, on the Italian island of Sardinia, on Monday, July 26.
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A firefighting helicopter passes in front of a cloud of smoke from a forest fire near Spathovouni village, southwest of Athens, Greece, on Friday, July 23.
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