Photos of the wildfires in Europe displacing thousands as residents join efforts to fight the flames

Local residents react in front of the fire during a wildfire in Santa Baia De Montes, northwestern Spain, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
Local residents react in front of the fire during a wildfire in Santa Baia De Montes, northwestern Spain, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
A man battles a wildfire in Veiga das Meas, northwestern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
A man battles a wildfire in Veiga das Meas, northwestern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Veiga das Meas, northwestern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Veiga das Meas, northwestern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
Olsjen Mucobega, 32, from Albania who lives in Greece, carries a sheep on the motorcycle during a wildfire in Patras city, western Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Olsjen Mucobega, 32, from Albania who lives in Greece, carries a sheep on the motorcycle during a wildfire in Patras city, western Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Burned cars are seen at an impound lot in Kato Achaia, during a wildfire near Patras city, western Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Burned cars are seen at an impound lot in Kato Achaia, during a wildfire near Patras city, western Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
A helicopter drops water on a wildfire in Larouco, northwestern Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
A helicopter drops water on a wildfire in Larouco, northwestern Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
Bodies of animals after a wildfire in Caridade, northwestern Spain, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
Bodies of animals after a wildfire in Caridade, northwestern Spain, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
A man reacts as firefighters and other men try to control an approaching wildfire in Patras city, western Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
A man reacts as firefighters and other men try to control an approaching wildfire in Patras city, western Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Plumes of smoke rise during a wildfire in Santa Baia De Montes, northwestern Spain, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
Plumes of smoke rise during a wildfire in Santa Baia De Montes, northwestern Spain, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
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Wildfires are burning in parts of Europe, displacing thousands, as water-dropping planes and helicopters swoop overhead and residents join the effort, beating back flames with cut branches or dousing them with buckets of water.

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