Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands have been evacuated from their homes as fires sweep across vast swathes of Europe
High temperatures and strong winds have fanned deadly wildfires which have spread across large parts of western Europe.
Here we take a look at the countries affected by the fires and some of the most striking images that have emerged.Temperatures have dipped a little in Portugal but they were still expected to top 40C in some places on Friday, with five districts on red alert and more than 1,000 firefighters tackling 17 wildfires.
From 7 July to 13 July, Portugal registered 238 excess deaths due to the heatwave, the country's DGS health authority said.Firefighters work as a wildfire rages on Quinta do Lago in PortugalPeople carry their dogs while they evacuate after a wildfire, in LeiriaA new wildfire broke out in the south of Spain on Friday after blazes swept across parts of the west of the country this week.
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