A series of wildfires is ravaging southern Europe, leading to the evacuation of tens of thousands and resulting in the deaths of at least three firefighters in Greece as a persistent heatwave impacts the region. Recent weeks have seen fires extend across Spain, France, Portugal, Greece, and Turkiye, with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighting the 'extreme weather conditions and winds' reaching up to 100 kilometers per hour, hindering firefighting efforts. Two firefighters lost their lives while combating a fire in Crete, and another perished in the Peloponnese, as wildfires in western Turkiye have led to the destruction of homes and the closure of roads. The European Union's crisis chief has cautioned that the fire threat is now advancing toward Italy and Central Europe as the heatwave continues. These extreme conditions have also resulted in dried riverbeds across the continent, with the Danube River revealing sandbars in Hungary and water levels plummeting to some of the lowest figures seen in decades.
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