At the scene, 19 fire engines with 42 firefighters are operating – “They told us it will take many hours,” said the deputy ...

Athens, Greece — Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal raced Thursday to contain wildfires, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed the blazes’ advance. Much of southern Europe, however, ...

Growing up in Greece, wildfires were a constant presence each summer. In 2007, I remember watching TV footage of fires ...

Firefighters battled to contain a wildfire menacing Greece's third-largest city Patras on Wednesday, one of over 20 blazes that have forced the country to appeal for EU help. Fierce winds and dry ...

Thousands of people have been evacuated from homes and tourist resorts in Crete as a wildfire tears through forests on the Greek holiday island. The Greek fire department said that more than 230 ...

Athens court convicts 10 out of 21 defendants of homicide by negligence over the 2018 blaze in Mati in Greece’s Attica region – but cleared political officials of responsibility. Relatives and friends ...