FILE PHOTO: A firefighter battles the flames after a wildfire broke out near the Sicilian village of Erice, Italy July 26, 2021. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS
ATHENS (Reuters) - Wildfires burned in regions across southern Europe on Monday, fuelled by hot weather and strong winds, as some northern countries cleaned up after a weekend of torrential rain and flooding.
In Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said firefighters had battled around 50 fires during the past 24 hours and it was likely there would be more with meteorologists warning that a further heatwave was in prospect.
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