Wildfires are common in Greece but they have become more devastating ... Several hundred firefighters have been deployed to battle more than 70 forest fires across the country since Friday.

So far, the fire has prompted several towns northeast ... members to help respond to the blaze. “We stand with Greece as it battles devastating fires,” said European Commission President ...

(Bloomberg) -- Wildfires flared across Greece from the suburbs of Athens to the islands of the Aegean Sea, with several regions remaining on very high alert for Thursday. Firefighters used ...

ATHENS, July 2 (Reuters) - Greek firefighters battled a blaze on ... overnight returned to their hotels and homes. As the wildfire reached the seaside village of Kardamaina overnight, people ...

Greece — More than 200 firefighters on the southern Greek island of Crete strove late Wednesday to contain a large wildfire that forced authorities to evacuate one village and prepare others for ...

ATHENS, Greece — Firefighters battled wildfires that broke out on the eastern Aegean islands of Chios and Kos Monday and injured five people, as Greece’s prime minister warned of a dangerous ...

Greek emergency services battled a massive wildfire threatening Athens for a third day Tuesday after finding the first victim and thousands of people were kept away from their homes by the flames.

As the fire was threatening dwellings the Greek army was on hand to help with ... Sunday was expected to be the most difficult day to battle fires. The Mediterranean country is exceptionally ...

The wildfire, which at one point had raged across 9.3 miles, damaged holiday homes and storehouses, the island’s mayor, Kostas Revinthis, told Greek television.

A Greek court has sentenced four former fire and civil protection officials to numerous years in prison stemming from charges ...