Just under 300 firefighters, two firefighting planes and five helicopters are working to put out a forest fire in Greece that has so far destroyed about 20 homes and forced five villages to evacuate.
Eight people are being cared for in hospital for burns and breathing problems.
The fire broke out early on Saturday near Patras, about 200 km west of Athens.
The temperature in Greece has climbed to between 42 and 45 degrees.
In the last 24 hours alone, more than 60 forest fires have broken out, most of which have been quickly controlled.
Historic forest fire in Finland
At the same time, Finland's largest forest fire in 50 years is still raging in Kalajoki, northern Ostrobothnia.
The fire picked up speed on Wednesday as it spread quickly with the wind through the treetops.
On Friday, the fire area covered around 290 hectares, an area larger than 414 football pitches.
On Saturday, there was no immediate threat to residents and there was no acute risk of evacuation.
However, the rescue service in Jokilaaksot expects that the extinguishing work will continue well into next week and has requested help from rescue services throughout Finland.
In addition, Swedish fire planes are ready to help if the situation becomes urgent.
Six dead in Turkish fires
98 fires have broken out along Turkey's southern coast during the week.
On Saturday, two Turkish firefighters died in connection with the operation against a forest fire near the tourist resort of Antalya.
Thus, the number of people who died due to the Turkish fires rose to six.
Satellite images show how smoke from the fires in Antalya and Mersin has extended to Cyprus, which is about 150 kilometers away, reports Reuters.