Greece’s fire season has begun prematurely due to high temperatures, with dozens of fires already extinguished. To tackle the escalating fire threat, Greece is increasing its specialized firefighting ...

Greece’s wildfires have devoured a third of the total forest land in the northeast of Athens, a European Union satellite mapping agency said. An area of more than 104 sq. kilometers (40 sq. miles) was ...

Greek authorities announced new plans on Thursday to combat wildfires, which frequently devastate the country. The changes involve increasing staffing in specialized forest firefighting units. The ...

Nestled in the hills northeast of Athens, the once picturesque village of Grammatikos now sits in a charred and blackened wasteland. Goats rummage among burned plants, while weary and soot-covered ...

Greece battled a dozen major wildfires on Wednesday, including one threatening its third-largest city Patras, as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Europe.

Two large wildfires in Greece - one on Crete and the other in the Athens area - have been brought under control by the Greek fire brigade with the help of firefighting planes and helicopters. However, ...

THRAKOMAKEDONES, Greece — Wildfires rampaged through some of Greece's last remaining forests for yet another day Saturday, encroaching on more inhabited areas after burning scores of homes, businesses ...

Thousands of tourists and residents have been evacuated in Athens and on the Greek island of Crete as fires burn across the country. Similar evacuations are taking place in neighboring Turkey, where ...

Greece has experienced more wildfire activity this August than other European countries have over the last decade, according to data from ESA satellites. The country is currently battling an outbreak ...

Firefighters and milder winds have helped tame a spate of active wildfires surrounding Athens, but the risk for flare ups remains, officials told CBS partner network BBC on Wednesday. Vasilis ...

Greek authorities ordered thousands to evacuate from different parts of the southern island of Crete, one of the country's most popular tourist spots, where wildfires burned uncontrollably on Thursday ...