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A bus carrying migrants rescued off the coast of Libya arrives at a vacation centre on the Giens peninsula in Hyères, a town about 20 kilometers east of Toulon in southern France. IMAGES
Buses under police escort enter and leave the city of Toulon, in southern France, as 230 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya are transferred by bus to a vacation centre on the Giens peninsula in Hyères, a town about 20 kilometers east of Toulon. IMAGES
Firefighters are deployed in the suburbs of Athens as Greece orders evacuations over ongoing wildfires. Thousands of residents near the Greek capital fled their homes on Monday, including in the historic town of Marathon. According to officials, emergency services are working around the clock with "superhuman" efforts to contain the fires. IMAGES
Images of wildfires and heavy smoke on hillsides in Greece seen from Mount Pentelicus, between Athens and Nea Makri. Authorities ordered the evacuation of hospitals and homes near the capital as wildfires spread. IMAGES
A giant cloud of smoke billows over the Parthenon in Athens as Greece battles several wildfires, with warnings of extreme weather conditions for the rest of the week. IMAGES
The Acropolis in Athens, Greece's most visited tourist site, shuts its ticket booth and closes to the public during the hottest hours of the day as a heatwave bakes the country. The culture ministry said the UNESCO-listed archaeological site would close from midday to 5:00 pm (0900 to 1400 GMT). IMAGES