PATRAS, Greece (Reuters) -Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Greece on Wednesday, including blazes threatening villages and towns near the western city of Patras and on two tourist islands.

A wildfire burns houses and factories, forcing evacuations near Patras in Greece:::: Sichaina, Greece“What does it look like? It looks like doomsday. We came from Athens with our volunteer association Kleisthenis,

Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece continued to battle wildfires Friday on a public holiday in all three countries as persistent hot, dry conditions challenged efforts to contain the blazes. Spain was fighting 14 major fires.