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A heat wave has hit southern Europe, with scorching temperatures bringing increased risk of fires and deaths. EPA

A house burns in the Tono district of Messina, Sicily, as a fire rages. AFP

A fireman experiences breathing difficulties after putting out several fires and receives treatment from Red Cross volunteers in Catania, Italy. Getty

The remains of a petrol station, on the Messina - Palermo motorway after an overnight fire. AFP

A torched house and car in the town of Oliveri in the province of Messina, Sicily, after an overnight fire raged across the distric. tAFP

A burnt building in the town of Oliveri in the province of Messina, Sicily. AFP

A firefighter react by a fence, looking at burnt land in Messina, Sicily, after a fire raged. AFP

A wildfire has forced the closure of the Sicilian airport Falcone-Borsellino in Punta Raisi near Palermo. Reuters

The airport was temporarily closed to air traffic in the morning after wildfires in the hills reached the airport perimeter. Reuters

A fire spreading on hills in the area of Monte Grifone and the town of Ciaculli, Sicily. AFP

A wildfire rages around Palermo, with flames threatening nearby houses. AFP

A heat wave has hit southern Europe, with scorching temperatures bringing increased risk of fires and deaths. EPA

A house burns in the Tono district of Messina, Sicily, as a fire rages. AFP

A fireman experiences breathing difficulties after putting out several fires and receives treatment from Red Cross volunteers in Catania, Italy. Getty

The remains of a petrol station, on the Messina - Palermo motorway after an overnight fire. AFP

A torched house and car in the town of Oliveri in the province of Messina, Sicily, after an overnight fire raged across the distric. tAFP

A burnt building in the town of Oliveri in the province of Messina, Sicily. AFP

A firefighter react by a fence, looking at burnt land in Messina, Sicily, after a fire raged. AFP

A wildfire has forced the closure of the Sicilian airport Falcone-Borsellino in Punta Raisi near Palermo. Reuters

The airport was temporarily closed to air traffic in the morning after wildfires in the hills reached the airport perimeter. Reuters

A fire spreading on hills in the area of Monte Grifone and the town of Ciaculli, Sicily. AFP

A wildfire rages around Palermo, with flames threatening nearby houses. AFP

A heat wave has hit southern Europe, with scorching temperatures bringing increased risk of fires and deaths. EPA

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Lava flows after the eruption of a volcano in the Reykjanes Peninsula near Grindavik, Iceland. Reuters

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The eruption of a volcano in the Reykjanes Peninsula near Grindavik, Iceland. Reuters

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