Residents just 30km away from Athens have fled their homes, as Greece's temperatures are forecast to reach 44C on Sunday.

A wildfire burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital of Athens and some residents were ordered to evacuate.According to The Guardian, residents of the town of Kryoneri, 12.5 miles north-east of Athens,

By STAMOS PROUSALIS DROSOPIGI, Greece (Reuters) -Firefighters were battling wildfires across Greece and the Western Balkans on Saturday as the south of Europe sweltered under the third heatwave of the summer,