Greece, Spain and Portugal race to contain wildfires as EU steps up help

A man tries to put out a wildfire in Larouco, north-western Spain. Picture: Lalo R Villar/AP

Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal are racing to contain wildfires, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed the blazes’ advance.

Much of southern Europe, however, remains at high risk under hot, dry conditions on Thursday.