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Added on the 12/08/2021 10:51:05 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Smoke rises from the forested mountainside in Algeria's Kabylie region as wildfires rage amid blistering temperatures and water shortages, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of the capital Algiers. IMAGES
On the outskirts of the Greek capital of Athens, firefighting helicopters drop water on blazes as they struggle to tame deadly wildfires burning through the country for a sixth day. So far, 20 people have been killed in the blazes. IMAGES
Flames spread unchecked for a fifth day across Greece. A forest fire in Avantas village, north of Alexandroupoli, killed eighteen suspected migrants, as the overall death toll hits 20. The unprecedented fire also spread to Dikella village, near Alexandroupoli. IMAGES
Images of wildfires spreading and its aftermath near the Greek city of Alexandroupoli, as the country continues to battle the deadly brazes. The flames killed two and forced widespread evacuations in the second deadly wave of fires in a month. IMAGES
Wildfires that prompted thousands of tourists to flee continue to rage on the Greek island of Rhodes. Firefighters tackled blazes that erupted in peak tourism season, sparking the country's largest-ever wildfire evacuation -- and leaving flights and holidays cancelled. IMAGES
Algerians inspect damages to parts of a zoo and a charred bus in the northeastern town of El Kala after deadly forest fires swept through the El Tarf region, killing at least 38 people and leaving destruction in their wake. IMAGES