WILDFIRES ACCROSS EUROPE HAVE AFFECTED MORE THAN HALF A MILLION HECTARES

BRUSSELS, AUGUST 13 /SRNA-RIA Novosti/ – Wildfires have affected more than half a million hectares of land across the European Union since the beginning of July, according to data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

Since the beginning of this week, the area affected by wildfires has already exceeded 554,000 hectares. At the beginning of July, the figure stood at around 127,000 hectares.

Europe has been experiencing one of the hottest periods in recent years, with Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and Greece among the hardest-hit countries.