Three firefighters killed in Crete and mainland Greece as wildfires ravage southern Europe
- Three firefighters have been killed while battling out-of-control wildfires on Crete and in mainland Greece.
- More than 220 firefighters have been deployed, as well as 11 specialised forest units on foot and 53 fire engines, along with volunteers to tackle the inferno - made worse by gale-force winds, droughts and heat.
- In Crete, two firefighters died while after becoming trapped between two fire fronts in the region of Rethymno, in the island's west on Wednesday.
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- Three firefighters have been killed while battling out-of-control wildfires on Crete and in mainland Greece.
- More than 220 firefighters have been deployed, as well as 11 specialised forest units on foot and 53 fire engines, along with volunteers to tackle the inferno - made worse by gale-force winds, droughts and heat.
- In Crete, two firefighters died while after becoming trapped between two fire fronts in the region of Rethymno, in the island's west on Wednesday.
Sources: The Independent