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 ...

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

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

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

A Greek official says it is a "very difficult situation" as the wildfire sees clouds of ash fills the sky over southern Crete ...

Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive groves and forced over 1,000 to ...

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

Blazes are burning in countries including Spain, Greece and Turkey in the wake of record-setting temperatures across much of ...

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

More than 1,500 residents and tourists were evacuated in Crete, as strong winds further fanned the flames. Firefighters are ...

RAGING wildfires have spread across a Greek holiday hotspot with 1,500 people evacuated from their homes and hotels to escape ...