Outside the Greek port city of Patras, firefighters struggled to protect homes and agricultural facilities as flames tore through pine forests and olive groves.

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

Deadly wildfires intensified across southern Europe, threatening cities, farmland and forests. Greece, Spain, Turkey, and Albania reported fatalities, mass evacuations and widespread destruction amid extreme heat,