A total of 13 people have been killed in the country this year in wildfires that have flared amid strong winds, high temperatures and dry conditions

On the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, firefighters battled for a second day to control a massive wildfire which engulfed mountain villages north of the city of Limassol. Six countries from Spain to Jordan were deploying aid, officials said.

The funerals of five rescue volunteers killed while battling a wildfire have been held in Turkey's capital Ankara