Major fires raging in Greece and other European countries have advanced. The flames have caused additional deaths, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures, The Associated Press reported.
In Photos: Deadly Wildfires the Mediterranean Destroy Homes, Threaten Nature Reserves
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A local runs to avoid the flames of a wildfire in Gennadi village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, July 25, 2023. A firefighting plane has crashed in southern Greece, killing both crew members, as authorities are battling fires across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures.
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Flames burn a tree in Vati village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, July 25, 2023. A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40° C (104° F) across parts of the country following more nighttime evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days.
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A firefighter cools himself with water while extinguishing a wildfire in Antalya, Turkey, July 25, 2023.
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A man picks up a damaged metal frame while going through the rubble of a destroyed building in the aftermath of a forest fire near the town of Melloula in northwestern Tunisia close to the border with Algeria, July 26, 2023.