Fires continue to run wild in countries across Europe, where a heatwave has intensified drought conditions.
Though temperatures have cooled in France and the UK, firefighters are still tackling blazes in Greece, Spain and Italy.
The fires in France’s badly-hit south-west have started to be brought under control.
And as the heatwave moves north-east, low water levels are hampering transport on rivers in Germany.
In Greece, nearly 500 firefighters are tackling a blaze in Mount Penteli, to the north-east of the capital Athens, as the effects of the heatwave persist.
Three aircraft and four helicopters were deployed at dawn to help them tackle the blaze, the fire service said. Winds in excess of 80 km/h (49 miles/h) have made it harder to contain, the BBC’s Stephen Ryan reports.
Almost all the water carriers in the region have been deployed, with additional support coming from most other regions in the country, the fire service said.
Hundreds have been evacuated from the surrounding areas, including eastern Gerakas, which is home to nearly 30,000 people. A paediatric hospital and the National Observatory of Athens have also been evacuated.
Fires have destroyed vast swathes of land in other areas of the continent too.
France has had some of the worst fires, particularly in the southwest region of Gironde, though conditions for tackling them have improved. Temperatures fell from 40C (104F) on Tuesday to the mid-20s on Wednesday. (BBC)