MADRID: Hundreds of firefighters battled to put out wildfires across southern Europe on Thursday (Aug 14), some of which are believed to have been set deliberately by arsonists and stoked by

Wildfires continue to rage across southern Europe, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. In Spain, a third volunteer firefighter has died from severe burns, and as residents across the continent grapple with the loss of homes and possessions,

Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday with a round-the-clock battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s third-largest city and at least three deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania.