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Gale-force winds and hot, dry conditions whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts

Fire officials in Greece arrested two men Saturday who they alleged deliberately set fires, while hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires that have killed at least 21 people in the past week.

More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries, backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters were battling three persistent major wildfires in Greece Sunday, two of which have been raging for days. A massive blaze in the country’s northeastern regions of Evros and Alexandroupolis, believed to have caused the deaths of 20 people, was burning for a ninth day, The AP reported.

More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries, are tackling the remnants of three major wildfires in Greece.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters, were tackling the remnants of three major wildfires in Greece Sunday, two of which have been raging for days. Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks of dozens of fires over […]

More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries, are tackling the remnants of three major wildfires in Greece.

The largest fire is devastating the region of Evros, near the port town of Alexandroupoli. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hundreds of firefighters are battling the blaze at the edge of Greece's Dadia national park. The European Commission described it as the largest single fire in the history of the EU.

More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries, are tackling the remnants of three major wildfires in Greece.

More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries, are tackling the remnants of three major wildfires in Greece.