Dozens of firefighters have been deployed on the outskirts of the southern French port city to keep the blaze from reaching ...

The Foreign Office has shared advice about what to do if a wildfire happens when you are in Greece, Portugal, Turkey and Croatia. A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland ...

Firefighters battle with a wildfire burning in Kofinas, on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, Greece, late Sunday, June 22, 2025. Credit: AP ...

Northerly winds were complicating firefighting efforts, they added. Greece’s minister of climate crisis and civil protection, Yiannis Kefalogiannis, arrived to the island on Monday.

“Causing a wildfire or a forest fire is a criminal offence in Greece – even if unintentional. If you see a fire, call the emergency services on 112,” it adds.

ATHENS, Greece — (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters backed up by aircraft were battling a wildfire burning out of control for the third day on the eastern Aegean island of Chios Tuesday, with ...

Wildfires are frequent in Greece during its hot, dry summers. In 2018, a massive fire swept through the seaside town of Mati, east of Athens, trapping people in their homes and on roads as they ...

ATHENS, Greece — (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters backed up by aircraft were battling a wildfire burning out of control for the third day on the eastern Aegean island of Chios Tuesday, with authorities ...

Greece Wildfires: Firefighters fight to contain blazes on Chios island amid peak tourist season, as mastiha-producing areas face threat.