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Hundreds of firefighters battle raging Greek wildfires

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

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

A huge blaze in the country’s north-eastern regions of Evros and Alexandroupolis, believed to have caused the deaths of 20 people, was burning for a ninth day.

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