European firefighters and planes join battle against wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece
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Firefighters and residents try to extinguish a fire in the city of Canakkale, northwest Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Authorities evacuated three villages and temporarily closed down a highway as firefighters battled a wildfire, fanned by strong winds, in northwestern Canakkale province. (Ugur Yildirim/dia images via AP)Firefighters and residents try to extinguish a fire in the city of Canakkale, northwest Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Authorities evacuated three villages and temporarily closed down a highway as firefighters battled a wildfire, fanned by strong winds, in northwestern Canakkale province. (Ugur Yildirim/dia images via AP)Firefighters and residents try to extinguish a fire in the city of Canakkale, northwest Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Authorities evacuated three villages and temporarily closed down a highway as firefighters battled a wildfire, fanned by strong winds, in northwestern Canakkale province. (Ugur Yildirim/dia images via AP)A burnt out house and trees during wildfires near the village of Kirkis, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)Burnt trees inside a cemetery during wildfires near the village of Kirkis, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)Wildfires burn forests near the village of Kirkis, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)Men standing on the roof of Agia Paraskevi Christian Orthodox monastery try to control a wildfire in Acharnes, a suburb of northern Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)A firefighter evacuates a goat during a wildfire, in Acharnes a suburb of northern Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left at least 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)Trees burn as smoke rises during wildfires near the village of Kirkis, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)A firefighter evacuates a dog during a wildfire in Acharnes, a suburb of northern Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)Firefighters and residents try to extinguish a fire in the city of Canakkale, northwest Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Authorities evacuated three villages and temporarily closed down a highway as firefighters battled a wildfire, fanned by strong winds, in northwestern Canakkale province. (Ugur Yildirim/dia images via AP)Two men try to control a wildfire in a house as smokes rises from a burn truck in Acharnes, a suburb of northern Athens, Greece, We dnesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)A man carries a saint Mary with Jesus icon to save it from a wildfire at Agia Paraskevi Christian Orthodox monastery in Acharnes a suburb of northern Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)Charred trees are seen during wildfires near the village of Kirkis, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)A firefighter helicopter flies toward a wildfire on Parnitha mountain, in Acharnes, northern Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)Burnt trees are seen during wildfires near the village of Kirkis, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)A firefighter pulls a water hose as he arrives to extinguish a fire near the village of Kirkis, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)A man walks on the debris of a burnt house during wildfires near the village of Kirkis, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)Trees burn near the village of Kirkis, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes were also burning in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)
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Firefighters and residents try to extinguish a fire in the city of Canakkale, northwest Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Authorities evacuated three villages and temporarily closed down a highway as firefighters battled a wildfire, fanned by strong winds, in northwestern Canakkale province. (Ugur Yildirim/dia images via AP)
