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Wildfires spread across Greece
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[Source: Reuters]Wildfires fanned by gale-force winds burned across multiple areas of Greece, forcing residents to flee as conditions worsened again in parts of Spain and France.
Europe has been ravaged by wildfires this summer after a period of successive record-breaking heatwaves and little rain, in conditions that scientists say have been exacerbated by climate change.
Article continues after advertisementSeveral have broken out in Greece in recent days after a period of relative calm there.
Local prefect Simon Babre told BFM TV on Saturday the fire had burned through 1,800 hectares before stabilising again.
Conditions worsened in the northern province of Leon, where a new blaze broke out overnight, another remained active, and a third was evolving favourably, according to authorities.