Photos: Wildfires scorch North America, Europe
Scenes from the efforts to fight wildfires in the western US, Canada, Portugal, Italy and the Balkans.
- Ferruccio Donato
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In this Wednesday, July 12, 2017 photo, a fire burns behind a tourist resort which was then successfully evacuated, in the Sicilian area of San Vito Lo Capo, near Trapani, southern Italy. Wildfires fueled by heat and winds have been blazing across much of southern Italy, encroaching on the Amalfi coast and elsewhere. (Ferruccio Donato via AP).
- Ciro Fusco
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An anti-fire Canadair airplane flies over fires on the Vesuvius Volcano area near Naples, Italy, Thursday, July 13, 2017. Wildfires that have consumed vast swaths of southern Italy and forced the evacuation of hundreds of holidaymakers on Thursday claimed the lives of two pensioners trying to defend their property. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
- Cesare Abbate
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Burnt trees are pictured in the Vesuvius National Park near Naples, Italy, Italy, Monday, July 17, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. About 2,500 hectares (6,180 acres) of pasture have been destroyed in Sicily alone. (Cesare Abbate/ANSA via AP)
- Cesare Abbate
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Burnt trees are pictured in the Vesuvius National Park near Naples, Italy, Monday, July 17, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. About 2,500 hectares (6,180 acres) of pasture have been destroyed in Sicily alone. (Cesare Abbate/ANSA via AP)
- Cesare Abbate
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An anti-fire Canadair airplane flies over fires in the national park of mount Vesuvius near Naples, Italy, Italy, Monday July 17, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. About 2,500 hectares (6,180 acres) of pasture have been destroyed in Sicily alone. (Cesare Abbate/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
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Firemen and Civil Protection personnel work to extinguish a fire in the pine forest of Castelfusano, near Rome, Italy, Monday, July 17, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
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An anti-fire Canadair airplane flies over fires at the pine forest of Castelfusano, near Rome, Italy, Monday, July 17, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
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CORRECTS DATE - A Canadair firefighting airplane flies over wildfires at the nearby Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
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CORRECTS DATE - A Canadair firefighting airplane fills its water tank from the sea in the attempt to extinguish wildfires at the nearby Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
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Burnt trees are pictured in the Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
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An helicopter fills its water tank from the sea in the attempt to extinguish wildfires broke out at the nearby Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
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An Italian Civil protection volunteer sprays water in the Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
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A man pedals on a path passing through the Castelfusano pine forest, after a fire broke out near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
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Sun sets over burnt trees of the Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
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A canadair firefighter airplane flies at dusk over the Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- HOGP
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Merced and Mariposa County Sheriff's Office members attend a briefing during a wildfire in Mariposa County, Calif., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Tall grass from a deluge of winter rains is fueling wildfires throughout the Western U.S., damaging more than a dozen homes in Nevada and threatening hundreds more structures in California. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Tuesday ordered evacuations for some residents living southwest of Yosemite National Park. (Merced County Sheriff's Office via AP)
- HOGP
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Merced and Mariposa County Sheriff's Office members gather during a wildfire in Mariposa County, Calif., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Tall grass from a deluge of winter rains is fueling wildfires throughout the Western U.S., damaging more than a dozen homes in Nevada and threatening hundreds more structures in California. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Tuesday ordered evacuations for some residents living southwest of Yosemite National Park. (Merced County Sheriff's Office via AP)
- Noah Berger
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A firefighter sprays water on a back fire while battling the Ditwiler Fire near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing California's five-year drought to its knees, but it has turned into a challenge for firefighters battling flames feeding on dense vegetation, officials said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
- Paulo Duarte
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FILE- In this Sunday, June 18, 2017, file photo, Portuguese firefighters work to stop a forest fire from reaching the village of Figueiro dos Vinhos in central Portugal. Portuguese lawmakers agreed Wednesday, July 19, 2017, on new measures to help contain the fires that race through the country's forests each summer, after one wildfire last month that killed 64 people. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte, file)
- HONS
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These Tuesday, July 18, 2017, webcam photos provided by the Yosemite Conservancy show the monolith known as Half Dome as smoke from the Ditwiler fire swirls into Yosemite Valley, from late morning to early afternoon, in Yosemite National Park, Calif. The Northern California blaze is also threatening powerlines that provide electricity to the park, officials said. The park remained open Wednesday but several roads frequented by tourists were closed. (Webcam by Yosemite Conservancy at yosemiteconservancy.org via AP)
- Roberta Filippini
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Wildfires burn in the Padule del Chiarone area, near the central Italy town of Capalbio, where a camping site was evacuated as a precaution, Sunday, July 16, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were some 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Roberta Filippini/ANSA via AP)
- Risto Bozovic
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Smoke rises over the Montenegro capital Podgorica, on Sunday, July 16, 2017. Firefighters in Croatia and Montenegro have been struggling to contain wild fires that have erupted along the Adriatic coast in the two countries at the height of the tourism season. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
- Adrian Wyld
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Tourists to Banff National Park in Alberta take photos of Mt. Rundle and the Vermillion lakes as smoke from a forest fire in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia blankets the area, Sunday July 16, 2017. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
- Jonathan Hayward
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Smoke and fire retardant are seen along a neighborhood in Lake Country, British Columbia, Sunday, July 16, 2017. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
- Adrian Wyld
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A woman stands on a dock on the Vermillion Lakes near Banff, Alberta, Sunday, July 16, 2017, overlooking Mt. Rundle covered by smoke that came from a wildfire in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
- Risto Bozovic
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Smoke rises from trees burned by wildfire on a mountain near Montenegro capital Podgorica, Monday, July 17, 2017. At least 100 tourists have been forced to evacuate from a coastal area in Montenegro that has been the hardest hit by the blaze. Fueled by strong winds and dry weather, the fire on the Lustica peninsula in southern Montenegro has spread near to homes and camping zones. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
- Risto Bozovic
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A smoke rises over Montenegro capital Podgorica, Montenegro, Monday, July 17, 2017. At least 100 tourists have been forced to evacuate from a coastal area in Montenegro that has been the hardest hit by the blaze. Fueled by strong winds and dry weather, the fire on the Lustica peninsula in southern Montenegro has spread near to homes and camping zones. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
- Risto Bozovic
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Smoke rises from trees burned by wildfire on a mountain near Montenegro capital Podgorica, Monday, July 17, 2017. At least 100 tourists have been forced to evacuate from a coastal area in Montenegro that has been the hardest hit by the blaze. Fueled by strong winds and dry weather, the fire on the Lustica peninsula in southern Montenegro has spread near to homes and camping zones. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
- Darko Bandic
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Firefighters remove hoses after controlling fire in the village of Srinjine, southern Croatia, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Croatia's prime minister says wildfires that have threatened Split, a key port on the Adriatic coast, are now largely under control. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
- Darko Bandic
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Firefighters gather near their trucks after controlling a fire in the village of Srinjine, southern Croatia, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Croatia's prime minister says wildfires that have threatened Split, a key port on the Adriatic coast, are now largely under control. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
- Noah Berger
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Flames from a backfire burn as CalFire crews battle the Ditwiler Fire near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing California's five-year drought to its knees, but it has turned into a challenge for firefighters battling flames feeding on dense vegetation, officials said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
- Noah Berger
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Flames from a backfire burn above fire trucks as CalFire crews battle the Ditwiler Fire near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing California's five-year drought to its knees, but it has turned into a challenge for firefighters battling flames feeding on dense vegetation, officials said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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- Ferruccio Donato
In this Wednesday, July 12, 2017 photo, a fire burns behind a tourist resort which was then successfully evacuated, in the Sicilian area of San Vito Lo Capo, near Trapani, southern Italy. Wildfires fueled by heat and winds have been blazing across much of southern Italy, encroaching on the Amalfi coast and elsewhere. (Ferruccio Donato via AP).
- Ciro Fusco
An anti-fire Canadair airplane flies over fires on the Vesuvius Volcano area near Naples, Italy, Thursday, July 13, 2017. Wildfires that have consumed vast swaths of southern Italy and forced the evacuation of hundreds of holidaymakers on Thursday claimed the lives of two pensioners trying to defend their property. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
- Cesare Abbate
Burnt trees are pictured in the Vesuvius National Park near Naples, Italy, Italy, Monday, July 17, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. About 2,500 hectares (6,180 acres) of pasture have been destroyed in Sicily alone. (Cesare Abbate/ANSA via AP)
- Cesare Abbate
Burnt trees are pictured in the Vesuvius National Park near Naples, Italy, Monday, July 17, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. About 2,500 hectares (6,180 acres) of pasture have been destroyed in Sicily alone. (Cesare Abbate/ANSA via AP)
- Cesare Abbate
An anti-fire Canadair airplane flies over fires in the national park of mount Vesuvius near Naples, Italy, Italy, Monday July 17, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. About 2,500 hectares (6,180 acres) of pasture have been destroyed in Sicily alone. (Cesare Abbate/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
Firemen and Civil Protection personnel work to extinguish a fire in the pine forest of Castelfusano, near Rome, Italy, Monday, July 17, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
An anti-fire Canadair airplane flies over fires at the pine forest of Castelfusano, near Rome, Italy, Monday, July 17, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
CORRECTS DATE - A Canadair firefighting airplane flies over wildfires at the nearby Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
CORRECTS DATE - A Canadair firefighting airplane fills its water tank from the sea in the attempt to extinguish wildfires at the nearby Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
Burnt trees are pictured in the Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
An helicopter fills its water tank from the sea in the attempt to extinguish wildfires broke out at the nearby Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
An Italian Civil protection volunteer sprays water in the Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
A man pedals on a path passing through the Castelfusano pine forest, after a fire broke out near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
Sun sets over burnt trees of the Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- Massimo Percossi
A canadair firefighter airplane flies at dusk over the Castelfusano pine forest, near Rome, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were around 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
- HOGP
Merced and Mariposa County Sheriff's Office members attend a briefing during a wildfire in Mariposa County, Calif., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Tall grass from a deluge of winter rains is fueling wildfires throughout the Western U.S., damaging more than a dozen homes in Nevada and threatening hundreds more structures in California. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Tuesday ordered evacuations for some residents living southwest of Yosemite National Park. (Merced County Sheriff's Office via AP)
- HOGP
Merced and Mariposa County Sheriff's Office members gather during a wildfire in Mariposa County, Calif., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Tall grass from a deluge of winter rains is fueling wildfires throughout the Western U.S., damaging more than a dozen homes in Nevada and threatening hundreds more structures in California. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Tuesday ordered evacuations for some residents living southwest of Yosemite National Park. (Merced County Sheriff's Office via AP)
- Noah Berger
A firefighter sprays water on a back fire while battling the Ditwiler Fire near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing California's five-year drought to its knees, but it has turned into a challenge for firefighters battling flames feeding on dense vegetation, officials said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
- Paulo Duarte
FILE- In this Sunday, June 18, 2017, file photo, Portuguese firefighters work to stop a forest fire from reaching the village of Figueiro dos Vinhos in central Portugal. Portuguese lawmakers agreed Wednesday, July 19, 2017, on new measures to help contain the fires that race through the country's forests each summer, after one wildfire last month that killed 64 people. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte, file)
- HONS
These Tuesday, July 18, 2017, webcam photos provided by the Yosemite Conservancy show the monolith known as Half Dome as smoke from the Ditwiler fire swirls into Yosemite Valley, from late morning to early afternoon, in Yosemite National Park, Calif. The Northern California blaze is also threatening powerlines that provide electricity to the park, officials said. The park remained open Wednesday but several roads frequented by tourists were closed. (Webcam by Yosemite Conservancy at yosemiteconservancy.org via AP)
- Roberta Filippini
Wildfires burn in the Padule del Chiarone area, near the central Italy town of Capalbio, where a camping site was evacuated as a precaution, Sunday, July 16, 2017. Wildfires have been ravaging swaths of Italy, mostly in the south, where the Coldiretti agricultural lobby says July rain levels were down 83 percent while temperatures were some 3 degrees Celsius higher. (Roberta Filippini/ANSA via AP)
- Adrian Wyld
Tourists to Banff National Park in Alberta take photos of Mt. Rundle and the Vermillion lakes as smoke from a forest fire in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia blankets the area, Sunday July 16, 2017. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
- Jonathan Hayward
Smoke and fire retardant are seen along a neighborhood in Lake Country, British Columbia, Sunday, July 16, 2017. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
- Adrian Wyld
A woman stands on a dock on the Vermillion Lakes near Banff, Alberta, Sunday, July 16, 2017, overlooking Mt. Rundle covered by smoke that came from a wildfire in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
- Risto Bozovic
Smoke rises from trees burned by wildfire on a mountain near Montenegro capital Podgorica, Monday, July 17, 2017. At least 100 tourists have been forced to evacuate from a coastal area in Montenegro that has been the hardest hit by the blaze. Fueled by strong winds and dry weather, the fire on the Lustica peninsula in southern Montenegro has spread near to homes and camping zones. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
- Risto Bozovic
A smoke rises over Montenegro capital Podgorica, Montenegro, Monday, July 17, 2017. At least 100 tourists have been forced to evacuate from a coastal area in Montenegro that has been the hardest hit by the blaze. Fueled by strong winds and dry weather, the fire on the Lustica peninsula in southern Montenegro has spread near to homes and camping zones. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
- Risto Bozovic
Smoke rises from trees burned by wildfire on a mountain near Montenegro capital Podgorica, Monday, July 17, 2017. At least 100 tourists have been forced to evacuate from a coastal area in Montenegro that has been the hardest hit by the blaze. Fueled by strong winds and dry weather, the fire on the Lustica peninsula in southern Montenegro has spread near to homes and camping zones. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
- Darko Bandic
Firefighters gather near their trucks after controlling a fire in the village of Srinjine, southern Croatia, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Croatia's prime minister says wildfires that have threatened Split, a key port on the Adriatic coast, are now largely under control. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
- Noah Berger
Flames from a backfire burn as CalFire crews battle the Ditwiler Fire near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing California's five-year drought to its knees, but it has turned into a challenge for firefighters battling flames feeding on dense vegetation, officials said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
- Noah Berger
Flames from a backfire burn above fire trucks as CalFire crews battle the Ditwiler Fire near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing California's five-year drought to its knees, but it has turned into a challenge for firefighters battling flames feeding on dense vegetation, officials said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
