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

Firefighters are struggling to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale ...

Firefighters were battling a wildfire on the Greek island of Evia on Saturday which was burning forests and forced the ...

More than 1,500 evacuated from holiday island as gale-force winds fan flames - Greek fire department warns that risk of ...

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

According to Reuters, thousands were evacuated late last week as Crete endured gale force winds that exacerbated wildfires ...

A fast-moving wildfire whipped by gale-force winds burned through the night and into Thursday on Greece’s southern island of ...

Authorities on Crete moved more than a thousand tourists and residents to safety as an out-of-control wildfire engulfed a ...

Most of those fleeing the blaze were tourists. Firefighters struggled against heavy winds to bring the flames under control.

Around 3,000 Crete residents have been evacuated and put up in temporary shelters, and people remaining in their homes have ...

Crete is ready to welcome tourists as normal following last week’s wildfire, which prompted the evacuation of around 1,500 ...

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