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Pictures: Courage and ingenuity as Europeans tackle heat and wildfires

The European struggle with heat, drought and wildfires featured in photographs from across the continent.

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Firefighters battle forest fire in France's southwestern Gironde region

In France's southwestern Gironde, firefighters are fighting to control two forest blazes that have devoured nearly 11,000 hectares (27,000 acres) of vegetation.

Portugal

More than 30 people injured as wildfires rage across central Portugal

Authorities said that 3,000 firefighters and 30 aircraft were battling active blazes.

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Australia: Firefighters rescue horse from pit in an industrial estate

Firefighters said they were “saddled with the responsibility” of rescuing a horse that fell into a pit at an industrial estate in Sydney, Australia, on June 20.

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Turkey

Turkish authorities battle wildfire near resort town of Marmaris

Around 30 homes have been evacuated due to the blaze, according to media reports.

Spain

Spain evacuates 2,000 people in Andalucia as crews tackle wildfire

The blaze injured three firefighters after it broke out Wednesday amid gusting winds.

Czech Republic

Two killed and 50 injured in fire at Alzheimer's nursing home

The blaze broke out on Wednesday evening in Roztoky, a town just north of the Czech capital.

India

Police arrest company owners after building fire kills 27 in New Delhi

At least 12 people were injured and 50 rescued from the four-storey commercial building, which contains mainly shops, fire authorities said.

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Seagull 'ziplined' to safety after getting hooked on a wire

A gull caught upside-down on a utility wire was rescued by a creative fire crew in Sunderland, England.

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Turkey: a city bus burns in the city of Izmir

On Thursday, a city bus driving in the north of Izmir caught on fire on Caher Dudayev Boulevard. After noticing the smoke, the bus driver pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and evacuated the passengers.

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Aftermath of Brovary bombing

Villages near Brovary sustained heavy damage as the Russians tried to advance on Kyiv.

Greece

Three workers dead after explosion at Greek dynamite factory

Residents in Greneva could hear the explosion over 20 kilometres away, the local governor said.

Global Japan

How the Kobe earthquake could change the way we fight wildfires

In partnership with The Government of Japan

Global Japan looks at how a new eco-friendly fire-fighting foam, could be a global game-changer.

Earth News

Wildfires getting worse globally and governments unprepared, says UN

U.N. researchers said many nations continue to spend too much time and money fighting fires and not enough trying to prevent them.

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Fire at Tehran's Grand Bazaar damages shops

Firefighters say they have put out a fire that broke out in Tehran's grand bazaar in the morning on Saturday.

Spain

Eight elderly residents die in nursing home fire in eastern Spain

Officials say the fire broke out at a bedroom at the nursing home on Tuesday evening.

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Tokyo firemen perform traditional firefighting acrobatics at New Year drills

Members of the Edo Firemen Preservation Association perform Japanese traditional firefighting techniques during the New Year's fire brigades exercise.

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South Africa Parliament fire reignites

South Africa's National Assembly building in Cape Town reignited on Monday, after a major fire the day before gutted the 138-year-old parliament complex.

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Fire burns Parliament building in Cape Town

A major fire that erupted Sunday at South Africa's national Parliament complex in Cape Town has spread to the National Assembly

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Shoppers rush to evacuate store as wildfire nears

Thursday's wildfires and high winds in Colorado came as a surprise to many residents