Thousands of people have been evacuated from homes and tourist resorts in Crete as a wildfire tears through forests on the Greek holiday island. The Greek fire department said that more than 230 ...

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. Thousands of people were ...

The blaze has been raging since Wednesday and fire crews say the conditions are creating new flare-ups, making containment ...

Firefighters were on alert on the island of Crete on Friday (July 4) after a wildfire razed forests and olive groves and forced thousands of residents and tourists to leave affected areas for two days ...

Wind and dry conditions raise the risk that blazes might restart in areas of the island where they had already been contained.

A major wildfire started on the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday and has spread rapidly, forcing 3,000 residents to be evacuated. The UK government has issued advice for travellers ...

A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete has caused the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from hotels and homes early on ...

RAGING wildfires have spread across a Greek holiday hotspot with 1,500 people evacuated from their homes and hotels to escape the inferno. The night sky turned orange as the burning blazes left a ...

A massive wildfire continues to rage uncontrollably on three fronts in Ierapetra, Crete, with firefighters battling through the night.

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.

As of July 8, some 214,000 hectares have been ravaged by flames in the European Union, more than double the average. Fires ...

The blaze comes as southern Europe contends with an acute summer heatwave which has killed people in several countries.