In the U.S.  More than 2,000 residents in northern California have been forced from their homes by a massive wildfire.

The McKinney fire is the biggest in the state this year – and it has forced the governor to declare an emergency.
In Europe, firefighters struggled to contain a blaze in the Portuguese municipality of Mafra, about 33km south of Lisbon.

Authorities blocked several roads and evacuated a care home.

Many locals left their homes out of fear.

Fires have broken out across Germany, exacerbated by the extremely hot weather seen on the continent in recent weeks.

Firefighters are attempting to tackle fires in Saxony and Brandenburg, with helicopters and hundreds of emergency personnel being drafted in.

Aljazeera/Agencies