Southern areas of France have been ravaged by wildfire over the past few days, as several enormous areas of countryside caught fire at once.
Tens of thousands of acres caught fire during the course of this week, as firefighters wage a running battle to keep the blazes under control.
The worst of the burning has been along France's Mediterranean coast, around the chic tourist resort of Saint-Tropez, and on the island of Corsica.
On Wednesday morning, French officials confirmed that 10,000 people had been evacuated in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of the country.
These dramatic news photographs show how the fires burned through the night, leaving little more than scorched earth behind:
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Fires have scorched tens of thousands of acres of France since Monday.
This home in Biguglia, Corsica, was completely surrounded by fire and is now an isolated spot of colour in an otherwise blackened area. Many fires are still burning.
Firefighters have managed to defend populated areas, but lost huge swathes of countryside.
A second view of Biguglia shows how the flames came within a few metres of people's homes.
This map shows where the fires were still active on Wednesday morning.
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