Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis admitted some of the efforts to fight the hundreds of wildfires that have burned the country were "not enough."

More than 2,500 tourists and residents have been evacuated from the island of Evia, near Athens, which has experienced some of the worst fires. 

"We may have done what was humanly possible, but in many cases, it was not enough," he told the country in a televised speech. 

"I fully understand the pain of our fellow citizens who saw their homes or property burned," Mitsotakis added, as he launched a compensation and aid program of nearly $600m for affected regions.

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Money will be allocated for reforestation of wild areas incinerated by the extreme fires, as well as for families whose homes were damaged and those who suffered injuries. 

"These past few days have been among the hardest for our country in decades," Mitsotakis said, adding the global struggle against climate change meant the problem is bigger than just what is happening in Greece. 

"The climate crisis is knocking on the door of the entire planet," he said, hours after the release of the IPCC report, which explained the current state of the planet and humanity's effect on it. 

Greek firefighters have been joined by many from other EU nations and even further afield, with volunteers flying in from the U.S. and Russia to help tackles the blazes. 

Video editor: Pedro Duarte

Cover photo: /AP/Petros Giannakouris