Spain is seeking help from its European partners to deal with the forest fires raging in the country, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
In particular, he asked for two "Canadair" planes, he said in an interview with the local media Cadena SER.
The fires in Patras and on the island of Chios are growing. In Kefalonia, the fire is partially contained, BNR reported. A state of emergency has been declared on the island of Zakynthos and several areas of Preveza.
The fire has reached the outermost neighborhoods of the city of Patras. People are being evacuated. The mayor made a statement that he had asked for more fire engines from the government, but they were not sent. Patients were evacuated from one of the city's hospitals after the fire approached the building.
All military units near Patras are accommodating evacuees. A large part of the industrial zone of the third largest city in Greece has been completely destroyed.
On the western side of the city, the fire has burned down several villages and reached the sea. Strong winds continue to blow in the area.
The monastery of "Saint Nicholas" in Patras is burning from all sides. The nuns have been evacuated by the police. Firefighters and volunteers are trying to save valuable icons.
The situation on the island of Chios is also dramatic. Another village is burning there. Firefighters said they are putting out the fire and then the wind is fanning the flames again. Houses, villas, cars, farms and olive groves have already burned there.
A total of 109 fires have broken out in Greece in the past 24 hours.
Record high temperatures were recorded during the day in a number of regions of Israel, with the entire territory of the country being subjected to extreme heat for several days.Record high temperatures for the day were recorded in a number of places, the Israel Meteorological Service reported, TASS reported, quoted by BTA.
According to its data, yesterday in the city of Safed in the northern part of the country, the thermometer posts rose to 41.3 degrees Celsius, which becomes a record value in the history of meteorological observations in this city, which have been conducted there since 1939. The previous record was 40.6 degrees.
In Kibbutz Eilon, near the Lebanese border, the air warmed up to 42.7 degrees Celsius, which is also a historical maximum. The previous record there was 40 degrees. Another record in the northern part of the country was broken in the village of Ayelet HaShahar, where a temperature of 46.8 degrees was recorded.
The hottest Wednesday in Israel was in the Jordan Valley. The maximum temperature for the entire country was recorded in the village of Galgal, where the air warmed up to 49.7 degrees Celsius, which is a new historical record for the entire region in the Jordan Valley. The previous high there was 49.3 degrees.
Extreme temperatures were also recorded in the southernmost part of the country. In the city of Eilat, located on the Red Sea coast, the thermometer rose to 48.8 degrees.