An official in Turkey says the country faces a “very risky week” for wildfires as blazes across parts of southeast Europe and the Balkans damaged homes and led to a huge firefighting operation that in

Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks spread rapidly overnight Saturday, forcing more than 3,500 people on Sunday to flee the eastern suburbs of Bursa, the country’s fourth-largest city. Firefighters are also battling wildfires in neighbouring Greece.