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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.

Across the country, firefighters were battling 105 wildfires on Sunday, with 46 of them having broken out in the 24 hours between Saturday evening and Sunday evening, the fire department said.

A massive blaze in the country’s northeastern regions of Evros and Alexandroupolis, believed to have caused the deaths of 20 people, is burning for a ninth day.

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 and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters, are tackling the remnants of three major wildfires in Greece, two of which have been raging for days.

Over 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 wildfires in Greece.

Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks of dozens of fires over the past week as gale-force winds and hot, dry summer conditions combined to whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts.

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More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters, are tackling the remnants of three major wildfires in Greece, two of which have been raging for days.