A firefighter walks through a charred forest near Blagon, during wildfires, southwestern France, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
Wildfires raced across forests in France and Spain, sending residents fleeing and filling the sky with smoke as firefighters from across Europe joined efforts to contain the blazes.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in the forest near Blagon, during wildfires in southwestern France, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)Firefighters use controlled burning to halt a wildfire that continues to spread near Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)A house and belongings destroyed by a wildfire are photographed as the fire continues to spread near Pelayos de la Presa, Madrid province, Spain, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)Firefighters battle a wildfire in San Martin de Valdeiglesias, west of Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)Julian Alonso walks at this property destroyed by a wildfire in El Encinar del Alberche, Madrid province, Spain, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)A De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 drops fire retardant over a forest near Saint-Jean-d’Illac, during wildfires in southwestern France, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)A group hold a firehose and try to suppress a fire near Lacanau, as wildfires rage outside Bordeaux, France, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – A dead deer lies next to a fence near Lauros, during wildfires in southwestern France, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)Firefighters spray water in a burning forest near Lacanau, southwestern France, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)A helicopter provides support while firefighters tackle a blaze as wildfires rage near Le Las, outside Bordeaux, France, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)Firefighters battle a wildfire in San Martin de Valdeiglesias, west of Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)Moha Haddad tries to put out a fire at his home as a wildfire continues to spread near Navas del Rey, Ávila province, Spain, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)Aesir Diaz, 31, a technician with Spain’s Forest Fire Reinforcement Brigades (BRIF), center, sits next to teammates during a break from battling a wildfire in Sotillo de Adrada, Ávila province, Spain, as the fire continues to spread, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)Firefighting vehicles line a road to suppress fires near Ares, during wildfires in the area of southwestern France, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, Pool)A man works to extinguish hot spots in an area burned by a wildfire near Casavieja, Ávila province, Spain, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Olmo Calvo)A campsite’s bungalows are charred after it was ravaged by a wildfire in Pelayos de la Presa, Madrid province, Spain, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)A house destroyed by a wildfire is photographed near Almorox, Toledo province, Spain, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)An elderly woman caresses her pet dog at an emergency shelter set up in the Bordeaux Exhibition Centre in Bordeaux, France, for those that had to leave their homes outside town due to the raging wildfires, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Caroline Blumberg)A bicycle lays charred on the ground at a campsite after wildfires raged in Lège-Cap-Ferret, outside Bordeaux, France, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
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