A large wildfire has broken out south of Athens, forcing evacuations and road closures near the ancient Temple of Poseidon ...

By Stamos Prousalis and Angeliki Koutantou PALAIA FOKAIA, Greece, June 26 (Reuters) - Greek firefighters on Thursday battled ...

Greece put the Mediterranean island of Chios under a state of emergency on Monday because of major fires that have raged ...

Wildfires have ripped through Greece as Europe is braced for extreme temperatures of up to 40C in some popular holiday hotspots.Rome and Madrid set to hit almost 40C on Saturday and warnings are in ...

Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of several wildfires razing ...

Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in ...

Greek firefighters on Thursday (June 26) battled a wildfire that burned residences and holiday houses near the coastal town ...

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Greece has hired a record number of firefighters this year in anticipation of a difficult fire season. One of Europe's largest wildfires on record burnt for weeks in northern Greece in 2023 ...

Wildfires have been devastating Greece in recent years. In 2021, more than 500 square miles (1,300 square kilometers) were destroyed. In 2023, damage from wildfires surged to 675 square miles (1,745 ...

Four former senior fire service and civil protection officials have been jailed in Greece after being found guilty for failing to mount a proper evacuation during a wildfire that killed more than ...