In Pictures: Flames blaze across southern France

Raging wild fires have consumed swathes of forest in the southeast of France, one of which is raging near the popular resort of Saint-Tropez.

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Jul 26, 2017, 10:47 AM

A firefighting helicopter drops water over a forest fire in Carros near Nice, southern France, on July 25, 2017.
PHOTO: EPA

People stand outside on a balcony as a Canadair aircraft drops water over a fire behind the building in Ortale de Biguglia, near Biguglia, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on July 25, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP

An aerial view taken shows the fire devastated landscape in Biguglia, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on July 25, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP

A picture taken shows the fire devastated landscape in Biguglia, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on July 25, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP

People looking at smoke that fills the sky from a forest fire near Seillons, in the Var department, France, on July 25, 2017.
PHOTO: REUTERS

French firefighters standing by the truck upon their arrival in Ramatuelle, southern France to extinguish a forest fire, on July 25, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP

A French firefighter looking at a tree blocking the path in Ramatuelle, southern France following a forest fire, on July 25, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP

Firefighters trying to extinguish a fire burning in Artigue during a blaze that has consumed swathes of land in southeastern France for a second day in a row, on July 25, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

People enjoy the beach as they look at a forest fire in La Croix-Valmer, near Saint-Tropez, on July 25, 2017.

PHOTO: AFP

People enjoy the beach as a fire burns a forest by the sea in La Croix-Valmer, near Saint-Tropez, on July 25, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP

A picture taken shows the remains of the land burnt by a forest fire in Ramatuelle, southern France, on July 25, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP

A picture taken shows the remains of the land burnt by a forest fire in Ramatuelle, southern France, on July 25, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP

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