THIS is the brazen moment an arsonist starts a terrifying wildfire by fanning the flames to help them spread faster. Hundreds of dangerous and deadly fires have plagued Europe in recent weeks with

Extreme heat has persisted in parts of Europe and some countries are dealing with major wildfires. Wildfires in Turkey on Sunday forced more than 1,700 people to flee their homes and one firefighter died. Greece, Bulgaria and Montenegro are also battling blazes fed by unusually high temperatures, dry conditions and strong winds.

Firefighters battled on Monday to put out wildfires in three separate provinces of Turkey, in Greece and near a tourist resort in Albania, stoked by strong winds after days of searing heat across the Mediterranean region.

After extreme heat hits many parts of southern Europe in another heatwave, conditions should improve for holidaymakers.

Greece has had enough of illegal migrants using their shores as a ticket into Europe. The small nation is defying Europe’s lax policy on accepting illegal immigrants making the dangerous voyage across the seas from the Middle East and Africa on small boats, finally shutting the door and turning them back.

Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country’s fourth-largest city early Sunday, causing more than 1,700 people to flee their homes and leaving a firefighter dead.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced Greece’s entry into the EU’s SAFE program to strengthen national defense.

EU countries have agreed to create a €150 billion fund, known as Security Action for Europe (SAFE), which will be financed through joint borrowing and give loans to EU members and certain other countries such as Ukraine for projects that enhance their defences and boost Europe’s arms industry.