One person has died as wildfires rage across large parts of Albania, the Defence Ministry in Tirana said on Wednesday. The victim was killed in the central town of Gramsh.

Albanian Defense Minister Pirro Vengu says 37 forest fires reported nationwide in past 24 hours, with 30 still burning - Anadolu Ajansı

Wildfires continue to intensify across southern Europe with a round-the-clock battle to protect the perimeter of Greece's third-largest city and at least three deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania.