MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) -A fast-moving wildfire reached the outskirts of France's second most populous city of Marseille on Tuesday, prompting the closure of the airport and an order to residents ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Fire burns in the Ahlia area near the port town of Ierapetra on the south coast of Crete island, Greece, late Wednesday, July 2, 2025, prompting the evacuation of villages and hotels in the region ...

- Winds abating - On the island of Crete, around 230 firefighters, 48 fire engines and six helicopters remained at the scene near the resort town of Ierapetra, even though the blaze was receding.

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

An out of control wildfire on Greece's southern island of Crete has raged through the night into Thursday, whipped-up by gale-force winds, forcing over 1,500 people to evacuate from hotels and homes.

Dozens of firefighters have been deployed on the outskirts of the southern French port city to keep the blaze from reaching ...

On the afternoon of May 22, a wildfire sparked next to Highway 395 near the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, causing major damage to the reserve’s infrastructure.

The fire had burned at least 3,500 acres as 4 p.m. June 12, according to a news release from Gov. Tina Kotek. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire.

Wildfire Oregon governor invokes Emergency Conflagration Act as Rowena Fire prompts Level 3 evacuation order By OPB staff (OPB) June 11, 2025 2:43 p.m. Updated: June 12, 2025 7:38 a.m.