The fire had burned more than 24,000 acres in Cyprus, where officials had warned of fire danger as temperatures rose above 100 degrees.

On the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, firefighters battled for a second day to control a massive wildfire which engulfed mountain villages north of the city of Limassol. Six countries from Spain to Jordan were deploying aid, officials said.

Cyprus' government spokesman says aircraft from Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Spain are on their way to help battle a huge wildfire that has claimed the lives of two people