Firefighters battled through the night and into Thursday morning against a rapidly spreading forest fire on Greece's largest island, Crete. The firefighting service said 270 firefighters, 10 ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Gale force wind gusts complicated efforts on Friday to contain wildfires on Crete that have razed forests and olive groves and forced thousands of residents and tourists to ...

The fire service issued a daily bulletin on Thursday, warning that the wildfire risk remains exceptionally high across Crete and parts of southern Greece as firefighters continue to battle ...

A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds on the southern Greek island of Crete has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists, officials have said. An elderly man died in ...

A destroyed car stands in the aftermath of a wildfire near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete in Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS Follow topic: Heatwave Published Jul 05, 2025, 06:51 AM Updated Jul 05, 2025 ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire whipped by gale-force winds burned through the night and into Thursday on Greece’s southern island of Crete, prompting the evacuation of more than ...

The UK Foreign Office has issued a warning to Brits travelling to a popular holiday destination in the Mediterranean this ...

The Foreign Office has shared advice about what to do if a wildfire happens when you are in Greece, Portugal, Turkey and Croatia. A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland ...

In Greece, a coastal wildfire on Crete remained under control. But the fire service maintained a large deployment on the island as the authorities feared flare ups due to strong winds.