Fire still raging on Greek island of Rhodes as dozens more start across country

The gutted remains of cars lie on a Rhodes road (Lefteris Diamanidis/InTime News/AP)
The gutted remains of cars lie on a Rhodes road (Lefteris Diamanidis/InTime News/AP)

Firefighters have struggled through the night to contain 82 wildfires across Greece, 64 of which started on Sunday, the hottest day of the summer so far.

Their efforts were without the help of firefighting planes and helicopters, which do not operate at night.

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