Last Monday, Firefighters in Greece battled heat and suffocating smoke for a seventh consecutive day to try to save the island of Evia from wildfires that have forced thousands of people to flee.

Greece and Turkey have been battling devastating blazes for nearly two weeks as the region suffers its worst heatwave in decades.

Prime Minister Mitsotakis said over 580 fires had broken out in recent days, exposing Greece to a "natural fury without precedent".

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