Record-high temperatures have sparked wildfires across Europe this week, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes.
The European Forest Fire Information System said 19 European countries were at "extreme danger" for wildfires Wednesday, across an expanse stretching from Portugal and Spain in the southwest to Albania and Turkey in the southeast.
Hundreds of deaths have also been blamed on the soaring heat that scientists say is consistent with climate change.
Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.
