Wildfires continue to spread in parts of Spain and France as firefighters struggle to contain them.
Updated: July 17, 2022 3:44 p.m

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A helicopter dropped water onto the wildfire. Wildfires continue to spread in Spain as firefighters work to contain them.

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In this photo provided by the Spanish Military Emergency Unit (UME), a firefighter works to extinguish a forest fire in the Monsagro area of western Spain.

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Residents shield themselves from the smoke as a wildfire breaks out near a residential area in Alajarín de la Torre, Malaga, Spain.

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A helicopter water jets a wildfire into a residential area in Alharin de la Torre, Malaga, Spain.

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Police close the entrance to a wildfire near a residential area in Alajarín de la Torre, Malaga, Spain.

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A helicopter dropped water onto the wildfire.

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This photo provided by the Gironde Regional Fire Brigade (SDIS 33) shows an Air Canada plane fighting a wildfire near La Teste-de-Buch in southwest France. Strong winds and hot, dry weather frustrated French firefighters’ efforts to contain a large wildfire that raged through wild forests for a fifth day on Saturday in the Bordeaux region, one of several burning in Europe in recent days.

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This photo provided by the Gironde Regional Fire Team (SDIS 33) shows a wildfire near Landras in southwestern France.

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This photo provided by the Gironde Regional Fire Team (SDIS 33) shows a wildfire near Landras in southwestern France.

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This photo provided by the Gironde regional fire brigade (SDIS 33) shows a fire truck spraying liquid on a forest wildfire near Landras in southwestern France.

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This photo provided by the Gironde Regional Fire Team (SDIS 33) shows a wildfire near Landras in southwestern France.

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This photo provided by the Gironde Regional Fire Team (SDIS 33) shows a wildfire near Landras in southwestern France.

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This photo provided by the Gironde regional fire brigade (SDIS 33) shows firefighters battling a wildfire near Landras in southwestern France.