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\nGreece was expecting scorching heat on Wednesday as crews scrambled to douse deadly wildfires that have also struck nations around the Mediterranean.
\nThousands of people have evacuated as Greek authorities struggle against flames on three major fronts, including the tourist islands of Rhodes and Corfu.
\nFires have also flared in Croatia and Italy and flames killed dozens of people in Algeria earlier in the week, with scorching heat leaving landscapes tinder dry.
\nScientists from the World Weather Attribution group said this week the heatwaves that have hit parts of Europe and North America this month would have been almost impossible without human-caused climate change.
\nTemperatures are expected to hit between 43-45 degrees Celsius in central and southern Greece, according to the national meteorological service.
\nGreece is used to summer heatwaves but is experiencing one of the longest ones in recent years, according to experts.
\nThe civil protection ministry warned of an extreme danger of fire in six of the country\u2019s 13 regions on Wednesday.
\nWildfires, which have been burning in several parts of the country for more than 10 days, were ravaging the tourist islands of Rhodes, Corfu and Evia.
\nAt least 100 firefighters were working to contain the flames on Evia, where two pilots were killed on Tuesday when their water bomber aircraft crashed. The body of a third victim was also found on Evia.
\nAuthorities have evacuated tens of thousands of people from fire areas in Greece, including many tourists.
\nThe severe heatwave in Greece has also been reflected across much of southern Europe and northern Africa.
\nIn Algeria, at least 34 people have died as wildfires tore through residential areas, forcing mass evacuations.
\nWitnesses described fleeing walls of flames that raged \u201clike a blowtorch\u201d, and TV footage showed charred cars, burnt-out shops, and smouldering scrubland.
\nIn Italy, firefighters spent the night battling wildfires in Sicily, one of which approached so close to Palermo airport that it shut down for several hours on Tuesday morning
\nItaly\u2019s civil protection department on Tuesday reported \u201cextensive fires\u201d across the south.
\nIn the north, a 16-year-old girl on a camping trip was among two people killed by falling trees during violent storms.
\nDozens of firefighters were battling a wildfire near Croatia\u2019s picturesque southern city of Dubrovnik, authorities said on Wednesday, with water-bombing planes dispatched to help contain the blaze.
\nAround 130 firefighters were working to contain the flames that had been spread by strong winds on Tuesday.
\nLocal media reported the fire also triggered landmines to explode in the area.
\nDuring the bloody break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, Dubrovnik was besieged and shelled by Serb forces, leading several areas in the city to be damaged while swaths of its outskirts are still contaminated by landmines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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