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Greece battled a dozen major wildfires, including one threatening its third-largest city Patras, as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Europe.

Europe is experiencing deadly wildfires as a result of a scorching heat wave, demonstrating the real-life impacts of climate change.