arkitsa firefighters residents battle night monday seventh day massive fire greece island nation endured prime minister described natural disaster unprecedented proportions smoke ash evia rugged island forests coves close greek mainland blocked sun turned sky orange fire get down stark hundreds past week crossways greece gobbling pristine pine forests good homes businesses forcing century speedily empty sea save baked big heat wave three decades sent temperature degrees celsius fahrenheit turned prized pine forests televised countrywide address prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis said devastation evia elsewhere blackens everyone hearts pledged compensation affected easily vast reforestation regeneration effort also apologized weaknesses shown addressing emergency nod criticism residents officials said greece firefighting efforts equipment woefully last days among heavy country x mitsotakis said dealing natural disaster unprecedented dimensions roads island cut flames residents tourists fled evia beaches jetties ferried safety flotilla ferries completely forsaken fire brigades vehicles nothing david angelou seaside village pefki said sunday night leaving ferry could feel enormous heat also lot smoke could see sun red ball cipher else around said monday fully understands pain lost homes property anger seeking airborne assistance without knowing whether firefighting aircraft operating elsewhere whether conditions made impossible fly urged greeks reverberate lost also saved unprecedented natural tragedy big wildfires still burning monday greece southern peloponnese area preceding week hundreds dwelling businesses destroyed damaged least hectares nearly acres burnt power cuts monday affected least causes blazes yet undetermined though several people arrested alleged arson ellas top prosecutor ordered investigation whether high number give the axe could linked criminal countries europe middle east responded greece call help oneself sending planes eggbeater vehicles monday greece foreign ministry tweeted neighboring meleagris gallopavo greece historic regional rival sending two firefighting planes top envoy said republic of turkey wildfires control ministry also said russia would sending two firefighting planes two authorities scarred deadly wildfire near athens vote down people underscore carry through lives issuing dozens voiding orders seacoast sentry duty said people evacuated sea across country july residents ignored orders try salve villages cropdusting homes garden hosiery digging mini villagers firefighters save neighboring villages aver yiannis katsikoyiannis volunteer crete came evia help father save horse farm near evacuated villages civil protection told everything would burnt perhaps even two days sooner said course neer go through aircraft track status wrong fly due smoke monday flaming raced across northern evia threatening yet villages even firefighters struggled tame inferno aided emergency teams ukraine romania serbia helicopter greek volunteer firefighter died near athens last week four hospital monday two critical condition wide also burning southern italy north macedonia montenegro large fire malo brdo territorial dominion capital podgorica coming close houses italy authorities root on public careful fire amid heat wave forecast week many italians take summer vacations firefighters weeks combat blazes sardinia sicily calabria two present difficult dramatic days fighting fires temperatures forecast require utmost attention pronounce fabrizio curcio head italy civil protection agency asking maximum collaborationism caution citizens avoid behavior pose fire report immediately smallest blaze north macedonia dozens wildfires followed unsound heat wave