Firefighters have contained wildfires in southern France which threatened the city of Marseille but remain on alert as more windy conditions are expected, reports the BBC.
More than 1,500 firefighters tackled blazes which had sprung up in scrubland north of the city, injuring three people.
Homes were destroyed in the nearby town of Vitrolles and hundreds of residents were evacuated.
Fires have also been raging in mainland Portugal and on the island of Madeira.
Three people were killed on the holiday island and more than 1,000 were forced from their homes.
The French fires took hold on Wednesday afternoon and spread over more than 3,300 hectares (8,150 acres) of scrubland and wooded areas.
According to AFP news agency, three residents and four firefighters were injured, some seriously, in fires across the region.
The firefighters were hurt battling a blaze further west in Herault, when their vehicle was surrounded by flames.
Vitrolles, about 25km (15 miles) north of Marseille, was the town worst affected.
"Everything burned, the house, the car... there is nothing left," a resident of Vitrolles told BFM-TV.