Wildfires on Mediterranean coast

Wildfires in the Med: 23 July 2009: Residents of a retirement home in a bus after being evacuated

23 July: Residents of a retirement home sit in a bus after being evacuated in Marseille, southern France Photograph: Michel Gangne/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires in the Med: 23 July 2009: Volunteers try to extinguish a wildfire near Nuoro, Sardinia

23 July: Volunteers try to extinguish a wildfire near Nuoro, Sardinia Photograph: Massimo Locci/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires in the Med: 24 July 2009: Some houses have been spared by the fire in La Laouve valley

24 July: Houses spared by the fire in La Laouve valley, southern France Photograph: Anne-christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires in Spain: 24 July 2009: A man at a hotel swimming pool looks at a forest fire

24 July: A man at a hotel swimming pool looks out towards a forest fire in Turre, Spain Photograph: Carlos Barba/AP

Wildfires in Spain: 24 July 2009: A member of the Spanish Army Emergency Unit

24 July: A member of the Spanish army emergency unit in Cañizar del Olivar, eastern Spain Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires in Spain: 24 July 2009: Burned trees and smoke in Aliaga, Spain

24 July: Burnt trees and smoke in Aliaga, near Barcelona Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires in Spain: 24 July 2009: Burned trees near Aliaga, Spain

24 July: Burnt trees near Aliaga Photograph: Pierre-philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires in Spain: 24 July 2009: Members of the Spanish Army Emergency Unit

24 July: Soldiers from the Spanish army emergency unit tackle a fire in Mojácar, southern Spain Photograph: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires in Spain: 24 July 2009: Members of the fire brigade

24 July: Firefighters and Spanish soldiers tackle a fire south of Ejulve, near Barcelona Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires in Spain: 24 July 2009: Tourists, who were evacuated from their hotels

24 July: Tourists evacuated from their hotels in Garrucha, a fishing town in southern Spain Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Wildfires in Spain: 25 July 2009: A helicopter picks up water from a pond

25 July: A helicopter picks up water from a pond used to irrigate orange trees in Spain Photograph: Alberto Saiz/AP

Wildfires in Spain: 25 July 2009: Five Canadair planes hover above wildfires in Aliaga

25 July: Five Canadair planes fly over wildfires in Aliaga, Spain Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires in Spain: 25 July 2009: Fruit still hangs from the branches of burnt orange trees

25 July: Burnt orange trees in Segorbe, north of Valencia, Spain Photograph: Alberto Saiz/AP

Wildfires: Spanish Army Emergency Unit extinguish a wildfire in Mombeltran, Spain

28 July: Spanish army troops work to extinguish a wildfire in Mombeltrán, central Spain Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires: Fires burn in Cambroncino, near Caceres, Spain

28 July: Fires in Cambroncino, western Spain Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires: Man and his dog escape from a wildfire in Mombeltran Spain

28 July: A man and his dog run from a wildfire in Mombeltrán, Spain Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires: Children wear masks in Arenas, Spain as fire rages outside the town

29 July: Children wear masks in Arenas in the central Spanish province of Avila as fire rages outside the town Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires: Fire brigade members from Segovia work around a fire in Parras, Spain

29 July: Firefighters from Segovia at work in Parras, Spain Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Wildfires: Forest fire near Arenas de San Pedro village, central Spain

29 July: A Spanish soldier-firefighter tries to extinguish a forest fire in Arenas de San Pedro, Avila Photograph: Juanjo Martin/EPA

Mediterranean Wildfires: Wildfires on the Mediterranean coast

30 July: A fire close to El Arenal near Avila in Spain Photograph: PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images

30 July: A helicopter drops water on a wildfire close to El Arenal near Avila, west of Madrid Photograph: Pierre-philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images

30 July: Volunteers and firefighters climb hills at the El Arenal fire Photograph: Pierre-philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images

30 July: Volunteers help with firefighting Photograph: Pierre-philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images