A plane fighting wildfires has crashed on the Greek island of Evia, killing two crew members
The Greek air force pilots were tackling a blaze when their aircraft smashed into a hillside
Meanwhile, Crete - the largest of the Greek Islands - has been put on high alert because of an extreme risk of fire
Hundreds of tourists have already been evacuated from the island of Rhodes
A European heatwave has helped create dry conditions that let fires take hold in Greece, Sicily, Croatia, Algeria and Tunisia
The situation would have been "virtually impossible" without human-induced climate change, scientists say
Nearly 2,500 people have been evacuated from Corfu, a spokesman for the fire department has told AFP news agency.
Yannis Artopios says some 2,466 people have been evacuated overnight between Sunday and Monday, but no houses or hotels have been affected.
A volunteer supporting emergency services battle wildfires in Rhodes has described the situation over the weekend as a "nightmare".
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Maria Feggou from the Hellenic Red Cross explains that multiple fires have been burning on the Greek island for more than five days.
She says her colleagues are organising supplies of food and water to support the firefighters battling the blazes.
Feggou describes the wildfires as among the most difficult she has ever experienced - even more extensive than severe blazes which broke out in the summer of 2021.
"This is worse because the fire fronts are larger and almost half of the island is burning," she adds.
Image source, EPAA man trying to put out a wildfire in the village Asklipio yesterday
Jenny Hill
Reporting from Rhodes
Many of those who fled the fires have spent an uncomfortable night in hot and crowded emergency accommodation, sleeping – if they were lucky – on mattresses in sports centres and schools.
It’s been very difficult to find hotels on the island – either because they’ve been evacuated or fully booked.
Some venues haven’t had running water overnight and there’ve been power cuts too; the state electricity company has warned there will be alternating power outages on the island after a power station was shut down due to fire near the high-voltage network.
BBC Breakfast has been talking to travel expert Simon Calder about what holidaymakers (like some of the people seen in our video below) can do in such extreme weather events.
Asked what options are available for people stuck in Greece, Calder says clearly people can make their own moves to return - especially if they've had a horrible ordeal and would just like to come home.
He says if someone is in "pretty extreme circumstances" and needs to get back, they should be able to claim the costs on travel insurance.
However, for anyone who shortens their holiday because it's not a very pleasant experience or are concerned about being trapped, that'll be considered "disinclination to travel", meaning they not necessarily be eligible for much money back, Calder warns.
Giving the hypothetical example of someone on two-week package holiday reduced to a week because of evacuation, Calder says they are eligible for at least some of their money back
Although it would not be half in this example - as travel firms are by law allowed to subtract the cost of your flight, the journalist adds.
Over the weekend, holidaymakers trapped on Rhodes described being evacuated from wildfires and getting stranded in emergency accommodation.
You can watch them share their experiences below:
Parts of the island of Evia, located off central Greece's eastern coast, have also been issued with evacuation orders.
Residents in four villages - Livadi, Potami, Pernaraki and Platanisto - have been told to evacuate for precautionary measures and move towards the area of Karystos, the state news agency ANA-MPA reports.
As we mentioned in our opening post, Corfu issued an evacuation order late on Sunday as a result of fires of its own.
People in the areas of Santa, Megoula, Porta, Palia, Perithia and Sinies on the island have been told to evacuate.
Boats in the area were dispatched to evacuate residents by sea, a government official said.
Corfu - in the Ionian Sea to the north-west of the Greek mainland - is a destination popular with tourists, with hundreds of thousands Brits visiting every year.
Image source, Mark Lythgoe
Rhodes has been battling fires fanned by strong winds since Tuesday and roughly 19,000 people have so far been evacuated.
This represents the largest evacuation from wildfires in Greece, according to the government.
Some British holidaymakers arriving on the island on Saturday found their hotel had already been evacuated.
Planes are now on their way to collect stranded British tourists, as we mentioned in our post below.
Airlines and travel companies are scrambling to bring customers home from Rhodes, as wildfires rage across the Greek holiday destination.
Here's what five of the biggest holiday firms have said so far:
James FitzGerald
Live reporter
Good morning and welcome to today’s coverage of the devastating wildfires in Greece.
Corfu has become the latest island to issue an evacuation order after a blaze broke out in the north – an area popular with British tourists.
It comes after some 19,000 people were evacuated on the island of Rhodes, which has also been hit by fires.
This has left many holidaymakers in limbo, sleeping in makeshift conditions and awaiting flights home.
We’ll be updating you this morning on the blazes themselves – and what this all means for those visiting the islands.
Following the latest developments this morning are Adam Durbin, James Gregory and me.