Wildfire on Greek Island of Crete 'Retreating'

Crete wildfire ‘retreating,’ say Greek firefighters

Wildfire on Greek island of Crete is 'retreating' but new blaze spreading near Athens

Concerns remain for the coming days, particularly Saturday, when temperatures are due to rise.

Crete wildfire: Swaths of forest, olive groves burn on Greek...

Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze on Crete island, Greece, on Thursday, which burned swathes of forest and olive groves and forced the evacuation of over a thousand people, officials said, underscoring the region's vulnerability to destructive wildfires. At least 230 firefighters, along with 46 engines and helicopters, were deployed to contain the conflagration, which broke out a day earlier near Ierapetra town on the southeastern coast o…

Wildfire on Greek island of Crete 'retreating'

A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 tourists and locals is "retreating", emergency services have said.