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Albanian fire brigades are facing dozens of fire fronts which are raging because of a combination of arson and the heat wave.
Forest fires are raging in many areas across the country with the main problems being in the south-western areas of the country.
Damage includes many homes, and thousands of acres have been left charred.
More than 1,000 firefighters and emergency units are involved in trying to tackle the inferno.
Hungarian, Croatian and Italian air assets are assisting in the extinguishing work as Tirana has requested assistance from the European Civil Protection Mechanism.
Bulgaria: Multiple fronts near the border with Turkey
Bulgaria has to deal with more than 230 fire fronts.
The EU sent four helicopters and two aircraft to help tackle them. 11 regions have been put on red alert due to high temperatures.
Dozens of houses have been burnt to the ground and thousands of acres of forest have been set ablaze.
The most serious problems are located east of the border with Turkey. In Turkey itself, a record temperature of 50,5 degrees Celsius has been measured in the south-eastern city of Silopi.
