Residents of the Greek island, Evia evacuated as wildfires continue to spread for two weeks

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Wildfires continue to spread in the Greek island of Evia. 

More than 2,000 people have been evacuated, with elderly residents carried on to ferries. 

Local officials said more help was needed to fight the fires that have destroyed parts of the island. 

The EU said it was mobilising one of its biggest responses to tackle the wildfires affecting Greece and a number of other European nations. 

Greece and neighbouring Turkey have been battling devastating blazes for nearly two weeks as the region suffers its worst heatwave in decades. Temperatures have risen to 45C (113F) in Greece. 

The subsequent hot, dry weather is likely to fuel wildfires. 

On Evia, a large island to the north and east of Athens, two fire fronts have destroyed thousands of hectares of land, along with a number of houses and businesses. 

Firefighters have been struggling to keep fires at bay in a number of villages on the island. 

A number of countries have responded to Greece's call for help including France, Germany and the UK. 

The EU said member countries have now deployed nine planes, close to 1,000 fire fighters and 200 vehicles to Greece.

Heatwaves such as this are becoming more likely and more extreme because of human-induced climate change.

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