Wildfires engulf Texas – in pictures

A wildfire burns out of control in Bastrop state park Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

Firefighters from around the state battle a large wildfire on Highway 71, near Smithville Photograph: Erich Schlegel/AP

A wildfire burns out of control in Bastrop state park Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

A firefighter near the wildfire on Highway 71 Photograph: Erich Schlegel/AP

Fires still burning at a house in Bastrop Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

A helicopter drops water on a wildfire near Bastrop Photograph: Mike Stone/Reuters

Chuck Tomlin uses a shovel to stop a fire in the backyard of a home in Bastrop Photograph: Jay Janner/AP

A firefighting helicopter surrounded by huge plumes of smoke over Bastrop Photograph: Jay Janner/AP

A fire creeps toward a house on Mauna Kea Lane, in Bastrop Photograph: Jay Janner/AP

A fallen tree burns after a fire swept through Bastrop state park Photograph: Mike Stone/Reuters

Allen Hoffman runs towards the home of Patrick McAlister as smoke engulfs the house near Bastrop Photograph: Mike Stone/Reuters

Patrick McAlister drags a water hose in an attempt to prevent flames from reaching his home Photograph: Mike Stone/Reuters

Homeowner uses a chainsaw to cut a hole in his floor to get to smouldering wood as another uses a bucket of water in Bastrop Photograph: Rodolfo Gonzalez/AP

People watch from a distance as a wildfire burns near Bastrop Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

A helicopter is used to drop water on a wildfire near Bastrop Photograph: Eric Gay/AP

Parts of trees and foliage catch flame in a wooded area in Anderson County Photograph: Sarah A. Miller/AP

The remains of a house on Mauna Kea Lane in Bastrop Photograph: Jay Janner/AP

Large wildfires seen heading east approaching Bastrop Photograph: Erich Schlegel/AP