Greece: Wildfire tears through southern Crete - forcing more than 1,500 to flee homes and hotels A Greek official says it is a "very difficult situation" as the wildfire sees clouds of ash fills ...

Fires in Greece’s Crete and near Athens extinguished; two dead in Turkiye No casualties in Greece as fires in southern Crete and the port of Rafina are put out; two die after blaze in western ...

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.

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 said on Thursday.

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 ...

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 ...

Homes in Crete were reported damaged as flames swept through hillside forests, fanned by strong winds as the fires lit up the night sky, cresting ridgelines and edging toward residential areas ...

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 ...

Greece is sweltering in a heatwave that is searing much of southern Europe Firemen battle with a wildfire that broke out in Ierapetra at the southern Greek island of Crete, on July 3, 2025. AFP A ...

As of 8.30am on Thursday, July 3, the UK Foreign Office has not updated its guidance on travelling to Crete or indeed any other part of Greece. If it does, we’ll update this article as soon as ...