The wildfires, which come amid extreme heat, had been cropping up throughout the country since at least Saturday, officials said.

ABC foreign correspondent Britt Clennett gives an update on the fire damage and what officials are doing to contain the blaze.

Local emergency responders were notified they should be "on increased civil protection readiness in order to face any fire incidents immediately," officials said.

As firefighters battle deadly wildfires raging across swathes of Greece, authorities warned that "arsonist scum" are trying to ignite new blazes.

The bodies were found in a wooded area near the Turkish border.

Greece remained on "high alert" for wildfires on Wednesday, when high temperatures were again expected, the Greek Fire Service said.

Two pilots were killed when a plane they were flying to douse water on the raging wildfires crashed.

New evacuation orders hit the islands of Rhodes and Corfu, forcing residents and tourists to flee from the blaze.

Nineteen thousand tourists fled the Greek island of Rhodes in what authorities call the largest wildfire evacuation in the country's history.

More than 2,000 tourists have evacuated the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires burn for a sixth straight day.

As Europe's intensifying heat wave continues, the wildfires in Athens have burned for nearly a week now.

Greek authorities were forced to evacuate more people from their homes as the fire grew and are now on high alert as a new heatwave is expected over the weekend and into next week.

The World Meteorological Organization is warning Europeans they are at an increased risk of death from the excessive heat.

As wildfires swept through the forests of Rhodes on Wednesday, Greek officials warned people in three nearby villages that they should begin to evacuate.

Firefighters were still struggling to extinguish the blazes on Evia island, one of the hardest-hit areas in Greece, which has been seeing wildfires for nearly 2 weeks.

Cats, dogs and other animals are rescued from raging wildfires in Greece as volunteers battle to reunite them with owners displaced in the blaze.

More than a week of record heat in the area has sparked nearly 600 fires across the Mediterranean country.

Over half of the Island of Evia, a popular tourist destination, burned over the weekend and residents were forced to evacuate by a ferry. Volunteers are assisting firefighters on the front lines.

Greek officials say 61 new fires broke out in the last 24 hours.

Firefighters and residents continued to battle a massive forest fire on Greece’s second largest island.

Several countries have begun sending help as dozens of fires have broken out across the country and thousands are fleeing the blazes.

Three large wildfires are churning across Greece, with one threatening whole towns and cutting the Mediterranean country's second-largest island in half.

Greece has been hit hard with three major fires that are threatening whole towns and forcing evacuations by sea.

Coast Guard ships helped residents of the Greek island Evia escape. Fire crews across the country are struggling to contain the flames amid a record heat wave.

Strong winds fueled a massive wildfire in the southeast of Athens, causing the evacuations of neighborhoods and summer camps in the area.

The fire is burning through a protected nature reserve on the island of Evia.

The 4-year-old dog became famous across Greece as “The Oven Dog” after he was found hiding in an outside oven of a house devastated by the deadly flames.

The dog was found hiding in an oven.

The death toll from wildfires that swept through a seaside area of Greece last week rose to 91 on Sunday.

Video shows dozens of people who fled into the sea to escape wildfires that swept through the Greek resort of Mati

The youngest victim was 6 months old; authorities have asked the U.S. to fly drones in search of suspicious activity.

Greek authorities have found "serious indications" fires were deliberately set.

Multiple fires in different areas outside of Athens seemed to ignite at once.

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ABC News' Ian Pannell sees the area where many were found dead in Mati, Greece.

Wildfires near Athens have killed at least 74 people.

Twin fires raging through Greece have killed at least 74 people as wind-whipped flames swept through forestland.

Residents and tourists are looking for ways to evacuate a coastal resort town 34 miles east of Athens as high winds fan the flames.

At least 50 are dead after twin forest fires have devastated areas near Athens.