Greek emergency services are battling numerous wildfires as a weeklong heatwave peaked with temperatures surpassing 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit).

Greece continued to battle raging wildfires for a second straight day Sunday, as blazes destroyed homes and forced evacuations, while reinforcements

Moreover, fires are still burning in the Molaoi region of Laconia, the Triada area of Evia, Temenia village in Crete's Hania town, and Pontokomi in the northern province of Kozani. "Today is expected to be a difficult day with a very high risk of fire, almost throughout the country," Vathrakoyannis warned.