In Photos: The Wildfire Ordeal Gripping Europe

Europe battles a devastating wildfire season, with blazes sweeping across France, Spain, Greece and beyond

A variety of World War II items found on the landscape are displayed at the Truschbaum Museum in Elsenborn, Belgium, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi

A framed photograph of a World War II soldier hangs from a tree on a former battleground near Krinkelt, Belgium, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi

Smoke rises from peat in a landscape scorched by wildfires in Waimes, Belgium, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi

A firefighter sprays down an area as smoke rises from a landscape scorched by wildfires in Waimes, Belgium, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi

Bernard Collard holds a defused artillery shell at the Truschbaum Museum in Elsenborn, Belgium, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi

Smoke rises from a field scorched by a wildfire near Waimes, Belgium, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Marius Burgelman, File

Smoke rises from a scorched field and forest as a wildfire burns near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi

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