A new wildfire has erupted in Greece prompting evacuations, while firefighters in Turkey pressed ahead with efforts to ...

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

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Athens closed the Acropolis to visitors for several hours Tuesday due to high ...

A large wildfire has broken out south of the Greek capital, with authorities sending push alerts to mobile phones urging ...

ATHENS (AFP) — Greece's top archaeological monument, the Acropolis, was partially shut Tuesday as part of emergency measures to protect visitors and workers around the country during a four-day heat ...

Fires in Greece’s Crete and near Athens extinguished; two dead in Turkiye No casualties in Greece as fires in southern Crete and the port of Rafina are put out; two die after blaze in western ...

A wildfire on the island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 tourists and locals is "retreating," Greek firefighters told AFP on Friday, but a new blaze fanned by strong winds is ...

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 ...

The new wildfire broke out at Koropi, a town some 30 kilometres (20 miles) east of Athens, where residents received text messages from civil protection units urging them to evacuate the vicinity.

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) ...