Wildfires have been raging across Europe as a combination of heatwave and drought in multiple countries.

In Greece, firefighters and residents were seen attempting to douse flames in Ano Vounteni, on the outskirts of Patras.

Thousands in Spain face evacuation orders as wildfires burn across the Iberian Peninsula, with a heatwave predicted of up to 44 degrees Celsius (111 Farenheit ) in some areas.

In Serbia firefighters battled a large wildfire near the eastern municipality of Kladovo as countries across Europe face a searing heat wave, and a state of emergency was declared in part of the municipality, with the fire burning across more than 100 hectares of land.

Wildfires have been burning for days in parts of Montenegro, including the Kuci region northeast of the capital, Podgorica.

Firefighters largely brought a major wildfire in northwest Turkey under control on Tuesday, the country's forestry minister announced, a day after the blaze prompted hundreds of evacuations and led to the suspension of maritime traffic.

Turkey has faced widespread outbreaks of wildfires since late June, with 17 people killed, including 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers who died last month battling a blaze in the province of Eskisehir.

AP video shot Srdjan Nedeljkovic, Cavit Ozgul, Ayse Wietling