Photos: Wildfires scorching Greece
Firefighters and volunteers work to extinguish a wildfire near the village of Dikella, west of Alexandroupolis, Greece, on Tuesday, August 22.
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In pictures: Wildfires scorching Greece

Updated 0207 GMT (1007 HKT) August 27, 2023

Firefighters and volunteers work to extinguish a wildfire near the village of Dikella, west of Alexandroupolis, Greece, on Tuesday, August 22.
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Hundreds of firefighters in Greece are battling dozens of wildfires as Europe swelters under yet another extreme heat wave.

Greece has had a devastating wildfire season this year, experiencing its worst recorded fires in July since at least 2003.

In July, deadly wildfires tore through parts of the Greek island of Rhodes, forcing thousands of tourists to flee their hotels in what Greek officials said was the largest evacuation effort in the country's history. 

Firetrucks travel through a burned forest near Fyli on Friday, August 25.
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Electric company workers replace a utility pole after a wildfire in Fyli on August 25.
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A burnt forest in Kirki, a village near Alexandroupolis, on Thursday, August 24.
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A volunteer carries an icon from a burning monastery as a wildfire spreads in Acharnes on Wednesday, August 23.
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Firefighters work in the Greek village of Agia Paraskevi, near Athens, on August 23.
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Local residents react as a wildfire spreads in Acharnes on August 23.
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A firefighter works in the village of Kirki on August 23.
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A firefighting helicopter flies over firefighters in Acharnes on August 23.
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A woman sits next to a patient on the floor of a ferry boat after health authorities partially evacuated a hospital in Alexandroupolis, Greece, on August 22.
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A dog sits in a car as a wildfire spreads in Acharnes on August 23.
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Beehives burn in Fyli on August 22.
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A man helps horses evacuate Chasia on August 22.
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A firefighting helicopter prepares to refill water as a wildfire burns in the village of Dikella on August 22.
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A firefighter battles a wildfire in the Hasia village on August 22.
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A firefighter sprays water on flames during a wildfire in Chasia on August 22.
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A forest burns behind the Parthenon in Athens on August 22.
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An olive tree burns in Alexandroupolis on August 22.
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Firefighters take on a wildfire burning in Hasia on August 22.
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A truck is damaged on a highway near Alexandroupolis.
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Volunteers rescue sheep from a burning farm in Chasia on August 22.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Makri on August 22.
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This satellite image shows an overview of wildfires in Alexandroupolis on August 22.
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Firefighters react as they battle flames near Prodromos on Monday, August 21.
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Vegetation burns near Prodromos on August 21.
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Locals watch a wildfire burning near the village of Avantas on August 21.
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A house is consumed by a wildfire in Avantas on August 21.
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Firefighters work in Alexandroupolis on August 21.
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A local resident watches a wildfire in Avantas on August 21.
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