Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday with a round-the-clock battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s third-largest city and at le

By David Latona PATRAS, Greece/MADRID (Reuters) -Hundreds of firefighters battled to put out wildfires across southern Europe on Thursday, some of which are believed to have been set deliberately by arsonists and stoked by an extended heat wave gripping the region.

Devastating wildfires continue to rage across southern Europe, with a third death reported in Spain and emergency crews battling to protect Greece’s third-largest city.Thousands of firefighters and volunteers have been deployed to tackle a dozen out-of-control blazes that have burned more than 60,