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Heatwave fires: Tourist hotspots including Crete and Turkey suffer apocalyptic blazes
Vast swathes of land in Turkey and Crete have been engulfed by an inferno sweeping across popular tourist hotspots ...
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.
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 ...
Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greece as thousands evacuated, 2 die in Turkey
Firefighters are battling wildfires in Greece and Turkey, forcing thousands to evacuate. On Thursday, a blaze near the island ...
Crete declares state of emergency for wildfire zones as 5,000 holidaymakers flee & residents saved by boat from inferno
A STATE of emergency has been declared in Crete after the popular Greek island was ravaged by dangerous wildfires. Over 5,000 ...
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 ...
Greek firefighters race to contain wildfires that forced thousands to flee on Crete
Greek authorities ordered precautionary evacuations due to a wildfire near the port of Rafina, about 30 kilometres east of ...
Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greece as thousands evacuated, elderly man dies in Turkey
Firefighters are battling wildfires in Greece and neighboring Turkey. More than 5,000 people fled resorts on the southern ...