Gale-force winds are fanning the flames of wildfires across Greece, including 53 new blazes that broke out early Monday amid hot, dry and windy weather that has sucked moisture from
As Greece battles against the relentless wildfires that have raged for over two weeks in the Evros region, the primary focus of firefighting efforts has shifted to the southern outskirts of the village of Soufli, nestled between Leukimis and Provatonas.
Firefighters are struggling against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country’s northeast that officials say is the largest recorded in the European Union. The wildfires have left 20 people dead over the last week. Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister said arsonists were at work in some areas. Elsewhere in Europe, a fire on Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands burning for more than a week and another blaze in northwestern Turkey near the border with Greece were being brought under control, as were blazes in Portugal and Italy.
Europe News: Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country'