Europe heatwave latest: Wildfires rip through Greece as France, Spain and Italy brace for record temperatures

Wildfires have ripped through Greece as Europe is braced for extreme temperatures of up to 40C in some popular holiday hotspots.
Rome and Madrid set to hit almost 40C on Saturday and warnings are in place for cities including Paris and Rome over the weekend and into next week as the continent is hit by a heatwave.
Five villages south of Athens were evacuated after a large wildfire, fanned by strong winds, raged near the capital.
The fire department has deployed 90 firefighters, supported by eight water-dropping planes and five helicopters, to battle the inferno.
Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon warned that southern and western Europe was experiencing a heatwave which was also extending into southeastern parts of the continent.
“Temperatures are expected to be 5-10C above normal fairly widely in Europe, with the potential for a few locations to reach around 40C in the southeast,” he said.
“[This could be] possibly even higher across parts of Iberia from Friday, likely challenging some June records,” Mr Dixon added.