A Canadair fire-fighting aircraft releases water over the valley near the village of Aullene on the French island of Corsica July 26, 2009. Bush fires raged across southern Europe on Friday, with a prolonged spell of hot weather turning woodland along the Mediterranean coastline tinder dry. Hundreds of fires in Spain, France, Italy and Greece have killed at least seven people this week, destroying thousands of hectares of forest and gutting dozens of homes. REUTERS/Jean-Pierre Amet (FRANCE DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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