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Greece Battles Wildfire on Crete

Reuters on MSN · 14h

Greece battles wildfire on Crete for a third day as temperatures rise

ATHENS (Reuters) -Gale force wind gusts complicated efforts on Friday to contain wildfires on Crete that have razed forests and olive groves and forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate.

Sky News on MSN · 2d

Greece: Wildfire tears through southern Crete - forcing more than 1,500 to flee homes and hotels

A Greek official says it is a "very difficult situation" as the wildfire sees clouds of ash fills the sky over southern Crete, adding: "Right now, they cannot stop it."

U.S. News & World Report · 4h

Greece Battles Wildfire in Evia, Reports Progress on Crete

More than 160 firefighters along with 46 trucks and five aircraft were deployed in southern Evia, east of Athens, to put out the blaze, which broke out late on Friday, a fire brigade official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

California’s Largest Wildfire of Year Forces Evacuations

Wildfire forces evacuation of thousands on Greek island of Crete

The blaze has been raging since Wednesday and fire crews say the conditions are creating new flare-ups, making containment efforts extremely difficult.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 16h

California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year Forces Evacuations

A fast-moving California wildfire exploded to become the state’s biggest of the year, forcing evacuations and the closure of a highway, and evoking memories of the devastating blazes that laid waste to parts of the state in January.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Madre Fire explodes in size, becoming California's largest wildfire this year

The fire rapidly spread to over 35,000 acres overnight as it burned through grasslands in a section of the Los Padres National Park. By around 9:30 p.m. PT on July 3, the fire expanded to nearly 52,

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1,500 People Evacuated as Wildfire Rages on Greek Island of Crete

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

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New fire threatens homes in Greece's Athens, blaze in Crete displaces over 1,000, as Europe bakes in heatwave

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

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Hotels and homes evacuated on Greek island of Crete as wildfire burns out of control

Firefighters are struggling to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale ...

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Crete wildfire: Tourists told 'close all doors and windows' as thousands evacuated

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

32mon MSN

Wildfires break out in Turkey, Syria and Greece - with towns near Athens evacuated

Two villages on the island of Evia - Tsakeoi and Limnionas - have been evacuated after a wildfire started late on Friday.

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Wildfires rage on Greek island of Crete amid deadly European heat wave

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

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Wildfire on Greek island of Crete prompts evacuations of hotels and damages homes

A fast-moving wildfire on the Greek island of Crete forces evacuations of homes and hotels. Authorities say the fire, driven ...

2don MSN

Mass evacuations as wildfire rages in Greek island of Crete

People ordered to leave homes, hotels, and rental rooms in the nearby Ferma municipality as flames fanned by gale force-winds ...

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Thousands of tourists and homeowners forced to evacuate after wildfire rips through Crete

At least 5,000 tourists were forced to evacuate parts of Crete as a massive wildfire scorched forests and olive groves on the ...

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As Fire Videos Compete With Beach Photos, Greeks Who Rely on Tourism Are Worried

More than 1,500 people were evacuated when a fire broke out on the southeastern tip of Crete, most of them tourists.

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