Greece's fire service is tackling four major blazes, including one that led to more than 450 people being evacuated at an island holiday resort.
A fire that broke on Saturday morning on Lesbos prompted authorities to call for the evacuation of the Vatera resort on the island's southern side. The fire came very close to the resort and at least one house was engulfed by the flames.
Local police said on Saturday afternoon that they had evacuated more than 450 people from two hotels and 92 houses and that 60 officers were scouring the area for anyone who refused to move.
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The European Union gave Greece's forest service 72 million euro (£61 million) this year to help maintain forests and clear them to prevent fires from spreading. Greece, unlike other areas in Europe, has so far avoided a heatwave, but temperatures have been rising.
The country's hot, dry summers and strong winds have combined with the longer-term effects of climate change to increase the overall risk of forest fires.
A major fire in the southern Peloponnese region prompted the evacuation of six villages on Sunday, but conditions have improved and the blaze was contained in areas where homes had been threatened. At the Dadia National Park, in the north-east of the country, a wildfire burned for a fifth day.
Special operations firefighters were needed to access areas where firebreaks were being set up but fast-changing winds are hampering that effort.
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