Greece has put the island of Chios under a state of emergency because of major fires that have raged since the weekend.
Civil Protection Minister Ioannis Kefalogiannis said the decision was made so that local authorities "can immediately take the necessary measures".
Chios, in the northern Aegean Sea, is Greece's fifth-largest island and is facing five separate fire outbreaks.
Some 190 firefighters, 38 vehicles, 12 helicopters and four water-bombers have been deployed to tackle the flames, the fire service said.
Mr Kefalogiannis, who travelled to the island, said strong winds were making the situation "very difficult".
Reinforcements were being deployed, he told Greek news site iEidiseis, adding: "If the wind dies down a bit we might be able to get this fire under control.
"But the wind really hasn't dropped."
Yesterday, about a dozen localities and hundreds of asylum seekers at a reception centre were forced to move.
Seven villages had to be evacuated today.
Island authorities fear the flames are dangerously close to fields of valuable mastic trees, whose aromatic sap is used in making chewing gum, alcoholic drinks and pharmaceuticals.
Mastic is the most famous product on Chios, designated part of its intangible cultural heritage by world heritage body UNESCO.
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