Ongoing wildfires in Greece have worsened this weekend, with 44°C temperatures and high winds leading to fresh safety warnings. Residents in the town of Kryoneri, 12 miles north of Athens, have now ...

It’s the busiest month of the year for travel. But wildfires sweeping southern Europe are raising safety fears — and now, all eyes are on Greece. Amid a punishing summer heatwave across the region, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A firefighting jet extinguishes the fire that broke out on the Islan of Salamina, burning dozens of homes and businesses. The fire ...

Greek authorities took decisive legal action on August 7, 2026, arresting two people for fire-related negligence and remanding a mayor in custody, as wildfires continue to claim lives and destroy ...

Wildfires raged through seaside resorts near the Greek capital, torching homes, cars and forests and killing at least 74 people, authorities said, raising the death toll Tuesday. Fire Service ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s secret service will join investigations into an unusually large number of wildfires across the country to see if arson has been involved, an official said Tuesday. As ...

As wildfires burn in the countryside west of Athens, a second rescue effort has been unfolding behind the fire lines, this one aimed at the pets their owners didn't have time to take with them.

WILMINGTON — Those wild fires ravaging southern Greece have drawn worldwide attention and concern. Members of Wilmington’s Greek community have ties to areas not far from where fires are burning. As ...

Twelve months on, you can still see it in the faces of the survivors: the deadly wildfires that killed 102 people in the Greek coastal town of Mati has left its mark on local people. They have not ...

AGIOS VASILEIOS, Greece, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Weeks before a devastating wildfire broke out on the power grid of a private wind farm in southern Greece in late July, nearby residents received a stark ...