Firefighters in Albania worked to contain a wildfire spreading near Tepelena in the Vjosa river valley on Monday (August 11).

Firefighters and local residents could be seen battling the flames with hoses, while a helicopter provided assistance from above, dropping water from the Vjosa river onto the burning mountainside.

The wildfire is ravaging areas close to Tepelena and the Vjosa Wild River National Park, threatening local forests, wildlife and villages. It does not pose an immediate threat to tourist sites.

A series of wildfires have hit the Balkans this weekend after weeks of heat and little rain, and the fires are now being fanned by strong winds.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

SHOWS: NEAR TEPELENA, ALBANIA (AUGUST 11, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. FIREFIGHTER ROLLING OUT WATER HOSE CLOSE TO BURNING WILDFIRE

2. PEOPLE LOOKING ON

3. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING WILD FIRE

4. PEOPLE LOOKING AT SMOKE RISING FROM BURNING MOUNTAINSIDE

5. HELICOPTER COLLECTING WATER FROM VJOSA RIVER

6. HELICOPTER DROPPING WATER ON BURNING MOUNTAINSIDE

7. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING WILDFIRE

8. FIREFIGHTER OBSERVING COLLEAGUES BATTLING WILDFIRE

9. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTER SPRAYING WATER ON WILDFIRE

10. BURNING GREENERY

11. FIREFIGHTERS ROLLING OUT WATER HOSE ON ROAD WITH WILDFIRE BURNING NEXT TO IT

12. BURNING GREENERY

13. FIREFIGHTERS SPRAYING WATER ON WILDFIRE

14. FIREFIGHTER NEAR FIRE ENGINE

15. FIREFIGHTERS SPRAYING WATER ON WILDFIRE

16. VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING FROM BURNING MOUNTAINSIDE

17. CARS PASSING FIRE ENGINE ON ROAD WITH WILDFIRE BURNING NEXT TO IT

18. FIREFIGHTERS ON ROAD WITH WILDFIRE BURNING IN BACKGROUND

19. VJOSA RIVER VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN WITH SMOKE RISING FROM IT