A wildfire spread across parts of Turkey, prompting evacuations in the Izmir region. The blaze erupted near Gaziemir on June 29, rapidly spreading due to high winds and threatening nearby residential and industrial areas.

Firefighters in Turkey have contained six of nine wildfires tearing across western Izmir province, officials said on Friday, after the blazes killed two people and forced thousands to evacuate their homes earlier in the week.

A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens, as firefighters in neighboring Turkey remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through forested hillsides.