There is still no all-clear for the numerous major fires in Greece and Turkey.
On Saturday night, firefighters in both countries continued to fight the flames.
Again and again people were asked to leave the affected regions and to get to safety.
In the north of Athens the flames blazed along many kilometers on Saturday night and turned the night sky red.
Places were evacuated that evening and people were housed in hotels, with relatives and friends.
On the island of Evia, the approximately 2000 residents of Limni had to be evacuated by ferry because the land route was cut off by the flames.
The Peloponnese peninsula, Crete in the far south of the country and cities like Grevena in the north are also affected by the fires that have broken out for days after long heat and drought.
Does Germany send helpers too?
According to the Greek civil defense, the first international aid workers will take action on Saturday. So far, 16 Israeli and 100 Ukrainian firefighters as well as 82 rescue workers and two fire-fighting planes from France are expected. 40 firefighters and two airmen come from Cyprus. Switzerland sent three fire-fighting helicopters, Sweden is there with two fire-fighting pilots, as well as Romania with 112 fire fighters and 23 vehicles.
Germany has not yet sent any aid to the battered region. However, it is currently being checked whether a federal state can send fire services to Greece. According to the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Greece, Albania, Italy, North Macedonia and Turkey have asked for support via the EU since the fires began. The federal government was also asked directly for help. A ministry spokesman said on Friday, however, that most of the questions asked were about fire-fighting aircraft that Germany does not have.
In Turkey, too, where the coastal regions in the south and west in particular have been severely affected for days, fires continue to threaten numerous places. In the western Turkish city of Mugla, the emergency services did not come to rest, according to local authorities in the Köycegiz district, the first people were brought to safety on Friday evening. Once again, fire fighters had to protect a power plant from the flames and remove combustible material, as the state news agency Anadolu reported.
The situation has now calmed down in Antalya in the south of Turkey. However, the fires left great destruction there. Entire villages were burned to the ground. The disaster control authority Afad set up containers as emergency shelters. At the same time, there is growing anger against the government. Since the fires started last week, criticism of their crisis management has been raised again and again.