Wildfires continued to rage on the western coast of Turkey as more than 50,000 people have been evacuated from impacted areas. England also had its warmest June on record, according to the Met Office, while the UK saw the second warmest June since records began in 1884.

Firefighters battled wildfires in Turkey and France on Monday and more than 50,000 people were evacuated as an early summer heatwave hit Europe.

Devastating forest fires are currently raging in western Turkey. Several residential areas in the provinces of Izmir and Hatay are threatened by the flames. More than 50,000 people have had to be evacuated.