ATHENS (Reuters) -Gale force wind gusts complicated efforts on Friday to contain wildfires on Crete that have razed forests ...

A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens, as firefighters in neighboring Turkey ...

Two villages on the island of Evia - Tsakeoi and Limnionas - have been evacuated after a wildfire started late on Friday.

Evia was on a list of several Greek regions that were on high alert for wildfires due to gale force winds due on Saturday. The authorities ordered the evacuation of the villages of Tsakeoi and the ...

Greece is bracing for another sweltering heatwave as heat dome, a high-pressure system that traps hot air like a lid, moves ...

A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 people has been extinguished, officials say.Some ...

A fast-moving wildfire has broken out near Athens while thousands were evacuated from hotels and homes in Crete. Greece is on ...

Firefighters in Turkey remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through forested hillsides in the west of the ...

Firefighters in Turkey remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through forested hillsides in the west of the country on Friday, while similar wildfires in neighbouring Greece were ...

Greece battles intense wildfires on Crete and Evia as temperatures soar to 38°C. Firefighters, supported by helicopters and aircraft, struggle against gale-force winds, with thousands evacuated. The ...

A Category 4 "Very High Risk" wildfire alert has been issued for Attica and Evia on Saturday, July 5, 2025, by Greece’s ...