Egypt, Greece, the European Union, and the United Kingdom on Thursday all announced that they had sent firefighting aircraft to Cyprus to help battle the ongoing wildfire in the Limassol district, which remains out of control almost a day after being set.

Wildfires are currently raging in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria amid a 44°C heatwave, ongoing droughts and strong winds. A map from Nasa shows how flames have spread across the region in the last week despite efforts to contain them. What has become clear is that climate change is accelerating the disaster in a region already on the brink.

Wildfires, many of them destructive, have become a common occurrence in Greece in recent years. Several have broken out in the past month

EU aircraft have been deployed as Greece faces one of its most severe fire outbreaks this summer. GREECE IS CURRENTLY battling major wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations since yesterday, with the help of Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft expected to arrive later.

The Greek government has requested assistance from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help fight the fires raging in various parts of the country. "We have requested six firefighting aircraft," fire brigade spokesman Vassilis Vathrakogiannis told Greek radio on Sunday.

Tourists and locals from Sardinia to Greece have been forced to evacuate as strong winds and extreme heat fuel wildfires across the Mediterranean region. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports on the evacuations,

A wildfire in Greece threatened homes on Chios Island, forcing residents to evacuate as flames tore through the hillsides. Footage captured from a ferry at the island's port shows thick plumes of ...