The death toll from wildfires outside the northwestern Turkish city of Bursa has risen to four after two volunteer firefighters died

Greece and Turkey face deadly wildfires as extreme heat drives record-breaking temperatures and mass evacuations.

Firefighters in Turkey and Albania are battling multiple wildfires after days of record-breaking heat across the Mediterranean. Dozens of villages were evacuated, and temperatures soared past 50°C, highlighting the region’s escalating climate vulnerability.

Firefighters are battling multiple wildfires across Turkey as the country endures an intense heatwave, officials confirmed.

Greece and Turkey continue to battle major wildfires amid a severe heatwave. Temperatures reached 42.4C in central Greece at the weekend, with emergency services battling fires in the Peloponnese area of Athens and on the popular tourist islands of Kytheria and Crete.

Bursa, in Turkey, has been surrounded by wildfires forcing almost 2,000 people to flee their homes, while a firefighter has died battling the blazes - which have been raging since late June

Greece and Turkey are among the countries battling wildfires as temperatures spike in southern Europe. It reached 42.4C in central Greece on Sunday and neighbouring Turkey recorded its highest ever temperature,