07/03/2025 More than 1,500 residents and tourists were evacuated in Crete, as strong winds further fanned the flames. Firefighters are still trying to contain the blaze.

Crete wildfire: Tourists evacuated as rapidly spreading blaze threatens holiday beach resorts If you have been affected by the wildfires in Crete, get in touch by emailing megan.howe@standard.co.uk ...

More than 200 firefighters are struggling to tackle an out-of-control wildfire on Crete — Greece’s largest island and a tourist hotspot — as authorities order mass evacuations. The fire ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters were struggling Thursday to bring a major wildfire on Greece's southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale force winds whipping up the flames.

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 ...

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 ...

Nation & World Travel Weather World Hotels and homes evacuated on Greek island of Crete as wildfire burns out of control July 2, 2025 at 11:31 pm Updated July 3, 2025 at 9:25 am By ...

ATHENS - Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze on July 3 on the popular holiday island of Crete, which burned swathes of forest and olive groves and forced the evacuation of over 1,000 people ...

Athens, Jul 3 (EFE).- Some 5,000 people, mainly tourists, have had to be evacuated from the Lasithi region on the Greek island of Crete due to a wildfire raging out of control on Thursday.

YESTERDAY wildfires broke out and spread across the southern coast of Crete in Greece, leading to the evacuation of over 1,500 people. With the fires ongoing, here is everything you need to know ab… ...

Video. A fast-moving wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds tore through southern Crete overnight into Thursday, forcing the evacuation of over 1,500 people from homes and hotels.

In Turkey, two wildfires broke out near Izmir. Like the rest of Crete, Ierapetra—a seaside resort with a population of 23,000—takes in thousands of tourists in the summer.