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.

A new wildfire has erupted in Greece prompting evacuations, while firefighters in Turkey pressed ahead with efforts to contain a deadly blaze west of the country.

A wildfire killed a bedridden man who was home alone in Turkey's western Izmir province after it spread to a residential area, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Thursday, the first casualty after nearly a week of scattered blazes.