The Italian capital and parts of Albania and North Macedonia have seen some of the worst incidents of fires so far this year.
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00:00Parts of Europe are continuing to battle wildfires as temperatures remain high.
00:06In Rome, a significant fire burned through the natural reserve of Monte Mario on Wednesday
00:10afternoon.
00:11Firefighters were seen dropping water from helicopters, while many residents were evacuated
00:15as the flames approached nearby buildings.
00:17The location of the fire was just 2.5 kilometres from the iconic St Peter's Basilica.
00:31In Albania, on Wednesday, wildfires continued to burn too.
00:35In the southern village of Mascalur, they came close to homes but ultimately caused
00:38little damage.
00:39In the coastal town of Shenzhen, though, the picture was bleaker.
00:43Albanian firefighters, military personnel and volunteers managed to get a major fire
00:47there under control after it damaged a roof and two beach bars, sending visitors fleeing
00:51in panic.
00:52An Albanian Army Cougar helicopter and two Italian planes, part of the European Union's
00:56civil protection mechanism, helped spare the beach town from the flames.
01:01In neighbouring North Macedonia, a major fire raged east of Sveti Nikola.
01:06An Army helicopter and three air tractor planes were engaged to stop the fire.
01:10In the remote village of Koko Shinje, an elderly man died from smoke inhalation after the village
01:14was affected by the fire.
01:17Firefighters were able to save his wife.
01:20The country's Prime Minister assured the public that there are sufficient firefighters and
01:23members of the Army and Ministry of the Interior to manage the fires despite them being at
01:27a historic peak.