Greece has announced plans to "urgently" overhaul its water management, as temperatures continue to rise during a week-long heatwave.

Greece and the wider Balkans sweltered under the third heatwave of the summer on Tuesday, with labourers barred from work, tourists kept away from the ruins and firefighters battling blazes scattered across the arid countryside.

According to Ekathimerini.com, mainland Greece will be the hardest hit region, with central Macedonia and Thessaly forecast to see highs of 42C and 43C. Athens, Thessaloniki and the eastern Aegean islands will see between 39C and 40C.

Greece on Wednesday announced plans to "urgently" overhaul its water management as temperatures continued to rise during a week-long heatwave.Temperatures continued to rise Wednesday in a heatwave expected to last until Sunday.

ATHENS (Reuters) -Labourers were pausing outdoor work and tourists seeking shade on Tuesday as Greece sweltered under its third heatwave of the summer and soaring temperatures gripped the wider Balkan region,

In a tragic incident on Sunday a British tourist was discovered dead on his sun lounger at a popular Greek beach after saying he felt ill. The 74-year-old was found unconscious on Stalis Beach on the island of Crete by fellow resort-goers at around 12pm on Sunday.

MASSIVE wildfires have erupted in Greece after a week-long heatwave peaked with temperatures surpassing 45 degrees. Thousands of people have reportedly been evacuated as fires swept villages near

After extreme heat hits many parts of southern Europe in another heatwave, conditions should improve for holidaymakers.