More than 20 people have died as several wildfires rage near Athens, Greece, according to a government spokesman.
The fires forced Prime Minster Alexis Tsipras to fly back early from a state visit to Bosnia. He has urged citizens to forget their property and focus on survival.
“Everyone should keep their temper and take care to protect the most precious good that is human life,” he said.
“Property, all that has a material value, (can be) recreated. Human lives are the ones that cannot come back.”
So far Spain and Cyprus have offered assistance, and Greece has called on other fellow EU members to help battle the blaze.
