Firefighter dies as Greece continues to deal with widespread blazes

Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in Afidnes area, northern Athens, Greece (Michael Varaklas/AP)

Wildfires rampaged through massive swathes of Greece’s last remaining forests for yet another day, encroaching on more inhabited areas after burning scores of homes, businesses and farms.

In neighbouring Turkey, fires described as the worst in decades have swept through stretches of the country’s southern coast for the past 10 days, killing eight people.