Tell us: have you been affected by wildfires in Greece?

A firefighting plane drops water on a wildfire near the village of Pournari, in Dervenochoria, northwest of Attica region, Greece, on 18 July 2023. Photograph: Kostas Tsironis/EPA

The EU has announced that it is planning to send planes to help combat wildfires in Greece after the country’s government requested help from other member states.

Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to try and contain wildfires on several fronts around Athens as people are being forced to leave their homes.