06/23/2025 Dozens of firefighters are battling wildfires on the Aegean island of Chios for a second day amid strong winds. Several villages have been evacuated, and the island's primary product ...

CHIOS, Greece - Hundreds of firefighters battled for a third day to contain wildfires on the Greek island of Chios on Tuesday that have torn through swathes of forest and farmland and forced ...

ATHENS – Greece has declared a state of emergency on the island of Chios as wildfires continue to burn uncontrollably for the second consecutive day, driven by strong winds and dry conditions.

ATHENS - Greece on Monday declared a state of emergency on Chios island, where hundreds of firefighters have been battling wildfires for a second day as winds further whipped up the blaze, causing ...

Chios is in the midst of the tourist season and authorities also want to prevent the fires reaching areas famous for producing mastiha, a natural resin harvested from mastic trees.

ATHENS — Dozens of firefighters battled to tame wildfires fanned by strong winds on the Greek island of Chios in the northeastern Aegean Sea for a second day on Monday (June 23) as authorities ...

Firefighters battle with a large wildfire burning in Kofinas, on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, Greece, late Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Pantelis Fykaris/Politischios.gr via AP) ...