Two elderly people found burned to death in their home in Italy are among the at least 40 people known to have died as wildfires rage across huge swaths of the Mediterranean.
Countries including Italy, Greece and Algeria are deploying thousands of firefighters to battle the devastating fires, which have been fueled by scorching temperatures and strong winds. The highest death toll is in Algeria, where wildfires ripped through 11 provinces in the North African nation, killing at least 34 people, state broadcaster EPTV News reported Monday, citing the country’s interior ministry and local groups. Ten of the victims were soldiers, Reuters reported.
Since Monday evening, authorities have ordered two villages to evacuate in Corfu, one in Rhodes and one in Evia, according to the Greek fire service. Maria Feggou, a volunteer with the Hellenic Red Cross fighting the blaze in Rhodes, said that the situation is difficult to describe. “Half of the island is in flames, and it seems uncontrollable,” Feggou told CNN on Tuesday.
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