ATHENS, Greece — 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 least three deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania.

Wildfires in Greece, Albania, Spain, Portugal and Italy have caused widespread damage. At least two people have been killed and thousands face evacuation.View on euronews

Hundreds of firefighters battled to put out wildfires across southern Europe, some of which are believed to have been set deliberately by arsonists and stoked by an extended heat wave gripping the region.