By David Latona PATRAS, Greece/MADRID (Reuters) -Hundreds of firefighters battled to put out wildfires across southern Europe on Thursday, some of which are believed to have been set deliberately by arsonists and stoked by an extended heat wave gripping the region.

Wildfires have intensified across southern Europe, resulting in fatalities and widespread evacuations in Greece, Spain, Turkey, and Albania. Firefighters are struggling to contain the blazes, battling through heatwaves and limited resources.

Wildfires are raging across southern Europe, killing at least three people in Spain, Turkey and Albania. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday after a nightlong battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s third-largest city, with at least three more deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania.