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.

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 ...

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… ...

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.

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 ...

News World News Fires Tourists in Crete evacuated from hotels amid fire devastation as officials 'cannot contain it' An inferno has raged across the Greek holiday island of Crete with over 1,500 ...

The UK government has issued advice to Brits travelling to Greece as a major wildfire burns on the Mediterranean tourist island of Crete, with thousands evacuated ...

Temperatures in Greece were forecast to reach up to 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday, the Greek weather service said. Greece and other Mediterranean countries are in an area ...

The analysis of Tripadvisor reviews concluded that travellers’ favourite seaside spot in Europe for 2025 is Elafonissi Beach on the island of Crete. The Greek beach is back on the list for the ...