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. The fire ...

Around 3,000 Crete residents have been evacuated and put up in temporary shelters, and people remaining in their homes have been told to close 'all the doors and windows' ...

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 ...

Tourism is a key earner in Crete, the largest island in Greece, and local hoteliers were concerned about future bookings as the fire hit at the start of the peak summer holiday season.

Uneven, arid terrain In Crete, Greece's largest island, the arid, uneven landscape criss-crossed by gullies, has made it difficult for firefighters to tackle the blaze.

New Fire Threatens Homes in Greece's Athens, Blaze in Crete Displaces Over 1,000, as Europe Bakes in Heatwave By Renee Maltezou IERAPETRA, Crete (Reuters) -Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on ...

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop on one of the last pockets of a wildfire burning near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 4, 2025.

Thousands of tourists and homeowners forced to evacuate after wildfire rips through Crete Firefighters continue to battle the blaze while other regions of Greece remain under an orange fire warning ...

Greece wildfire LIVE: Mass evacuations in Crete as fire rages on holiday island Around 3,000 residents have been evacuated and put up in temporary shelters as wildfires continue to spread rapidly ...

Tourism is a key earner in Crete, the largest island in Greece, and local hoteliers were concerned about the impact on future bookings as the fire hit at the start of the peak summer holiday season.

Officials said a forest fire fanned by gale force winds in the Greek holiday island of Crete has led to the evacuation of locals and tourists. Greece is in the midst of a heatwave that is searing ...