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Added on the 06/08/2021 20:18:15 - Copyright : AFP EN
Local residents support firefighters in their efforts to extinguish violent fires on the southern coast of Turkey, in areas that are often difficult to access.
Fires in Greece
Firemen battle against a blaze in the Spanish region of Galicia, where pockets of wilfire threatening the municipalities of Caldas de Reis and Vilagarcia de Arousa continue to break out.
Firemen battle a blaze threatening the Galician towns of Verín and Arbo in Ourense province amid an ongoing heat wave in Spain. Scientists warn that heat waves are becoming more intense and longer-lasting as a result of climate change, making wildfires more likely.
Several major fires are burning across Greece where the heatwave, which started on Saturday, 23 July, has increased the danger of new ones. Meanwhile, a fire in Tenerife has burnt almost 2,500 hectares.