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Firefighters try to control a forest fire in Louchats, southwest France, on July 17.

A wildfire burns forest in the surroundings of the village of Memoria, in the municipality of Leiria, Portugal, on July 12.

An Air Tractor AT-802F “Fire Boss” airplane takes part in firefighting operations at Gesteira de Baixo on July 14, in Pombal, Portugal.

A firefighter in the vicinity of the Losacio fire on July 17, in Zamora, Castilla y Leon, Spain. A brigade member of a fire truck working to extinguish the blaze has died as a result of the rapid advance of the flames in the area.

A fire engine drives through El Pont de Vilomara, north of Barcelona, Spain, on July 18.

People look at plumes of smoke caused by a wildfire in Malaga, seen from Playa del Bajondillo beach in Torremolinos, Spain, on July 15.

Firefighters attempt to control a forest fire spread in the communes of Landiras and Guillos, southwest France, on July 13.

Burnt-out cars at Ansiao on July 14, in Pombal, Portugal, as wildfires have swept across the central part of the country.

National Republican Guard firefighters put out a forest fire in the village of Rebolo, Portugal, on July 14.

A local resident tries to stop flames from reaching houses in the village of Figueiras, Portugal, on July 12.

A black cloud of smoke from a fire in La Teste-de-Buch forest rises from the Dune of Pilat, in the Arcachon basin, southwest France, on July 13.

A firefighter looks on during firefighting operations at Espite, Portugal, on July 13.

A wildfire burns through vegetation in Landiras, southwest France, on July 13.

Holidaymakers at the Dune du Pilat campsite lie in survival blankets after being evacuated from their campsite in western France, on July 13.

People take pictures of Canadairs flying over the Dune of Pilat in La Teste-de-Buch, southwest France, on July 14.

Tactical firefighters set a backfire to a plot of land to prevent the blaze from spreading further as the winds change in Louchats, France, on July 17.

Residents watch as a column of smoke emerges from a forest fire in A Pobra do Brollon, Galicia, Spain, on July 17.

Residents of Alhaurin el Grande have been preventively evacuated due to the fire in the Sierra de Mijas on July 15 in Andalusia, Spain.

A firefighter tackles the flames surrounding Ancede village during a wildfire in the municipality of Baiao, Portugal, on July 15.