Massive wildfire in north-eastern Greece burns for 11th day

A massive wildfire was burning unabated in north-eastern Greece for the 11th day on Tuesday despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)

A massive wildfire was burning unabated in north-eastern Greece for the 11th day on Tuesday despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft.

After burning across vast tracts of land, the blaze in the Alexandroupolis and Evros region was mainly concentrated deep in a forest near the border with Turkey, in an area difficult to access.