Ten EU countries have mobilised firefighters and equipment to help battle the fires in Greece as well as Sweden and Latvia. GreeceThe fires in Greece, which broke out Monday, are the deadliest in living memory. The fires have laid waste to at least 25,000 hectares (62,000 acres) including 13,000 hectares in the central Karbole region alone. BritainBritain has been in the grip of its longest heatwave in decades, sparking wildfires in northwest England, water restrictions in Northern Ireland and record-breaking temperatures in Scotland. The NetherlandsThe Dutch meteorological institute on Thursday officially declared the Netherlands’ first heatwave in three years, with the mercury hitting 36 degrees Celsius (97 Fahrenheit).

Source: The Guardian July 26, 2018 11:48 UTC