8 h. ago Thousands of Crete holidaymakers evacuated as wildfire continues for third day

Strong winds have caused the fires to spread

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23 h. ago Crete wildfire forces 5,000 to evacuate as Europe heatwave continues

Fire on island being fanned by gale-force winds, with blazes also raging on mainland Greece and in other parts of EuropeA wildfire fanned by gale-force winds has forced the evacuation of about 5,000 people on the Greek island of Crete, authorities and hotel association officials have said, as large swathes of continental Europe baked in a punishing early summer heatwave linked to at least nine deaths.About 230 firefighters, along with 46 fire service vehicles and helicopters, were battling the blaze on Thursday after it broke out 24 hours earlier near Ierapetra, on the south-east coast of the island – the country’s largest – threatening to engulf houses and hotels. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Largest wildfire blaze in California continues to explode in size

A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather raised the fire risk for large portions of the state ahead of the July Fourth holiday

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29 h. ago Crete wildfire forces 1,500 to evacuate as Europe heatwave continues

Fire on island being fanned by gale-force winds as blazes also rage on mainland Greece and in GermanyA wildfire fanned by gale-force winds has forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 people on the Greek island of Crete, officials have said, as large swathes of continental Europe baked in a punishing early summer heatwave linked to at least nine deaths.About 230 firefighters, along with 46 vehicles and helicopters, were battling the blaze on Thursday after it broke out 24 hours earlier near Ierapetra on the south-east coast of the country’s largest island, threatening to engulf houses and hotels. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Firefighters battle raging wildfire on Greek island of Crete

Watch as wildfires blaze across the Greek island of Crete, as thousands of people have been forced to evacuate.

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36 h. ago More than 1,500 people evacuated in Crete as wildfires rage across Europe – live

Wildfires have been reported in Greece, Turkey, Spain and Germany as Europe’s heatwave continuesSeparately, two wildfires that began overnight near the western Turkish resort of Izmir were raging out of control on Thursday, fuelled by high winds, officials said, in comments reported by AFP.“Strong winds are making firefighting efforts difficult in Izmir,” Turkey’s forestry directorate said on X as aerial firefighting planes and helicopters resumed their sorties at sunrise. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Greece wildfire LIVE: Mass evacuations in Crete as fire rages on holiday island

Around 3,000 residents have been evacuated and put up in temporary shelters as wildfires continue to spread rapidly through the Greek island of Crete

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3 d. ago Terrifying Turkey wildfires rage through holiday district as 50,000 evacuated

The intensity of the Turkey wildfires has grown as the week continues, with more than 50,000 people having to flee their homes from across İzmir and surrounding provinces

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4 d. ago Europe heat record: Spain and Portugal boil in highest temperatures as wildfires rage across continent fanned by 'suffocating' heatwave while Brit goes missing on Greek island

A punishing heatwave continued to devastate Europe on Monday, with authorities battling wildfires from France to Turkey, and temperatures set to rise further still.

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4 d. ago Urgent warning to Brit holidaymakers as 'suffocating' 46C European heatwave triggers invasion of venomous sea creatures in the Med

A punishing heatwave continued to devastate Europe on Monday, with authorities battling wildfires from France to Turkey, and temperatures set to rise further still.

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4 d. ago Huge wildfires continue to rage through Scots countryside as firefighters battle to control blaze

Fire crews have been battling the inferno near to Carrbridge and Dava for two days after the alarm was first raised shortly after 4pm on Saturday.

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7 d. ago Killer heat dome descends on Europe: Spain braces for record 47C, UK to hit 36C, roads melt in Italy and wildfires rip through Greece... while deadly storms turn roads to rivers in France and Germany

Temperatures in Spain could reach a hellish 47C this weekend, while sweltering infernos in Italy have led to roads melting as raging wildfires continue to tear through Greece. 

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2 w. ago G7 summit on wildfire watch for Trumpian explosions in Canada

Wildfires are on the agenda in Kananaskis, but with the world ablaze, all eyes are on the human flame-thrower AKA the US presidentA bright spark in the Canadian team preparing the G7 Kananaskis summit, in the ridiculously beautiful Canadian Rockies, decided to insert the issue of wildfires onto a crowded agenda. It seemed an eminently sensible and Canadian thing for the eminently sensible Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, to do.After all there are currently an estimated 225 blazes in Canada, including 120 classified as out of control, and they are raging to the west in British Columbia across to northern parts of Alberta. Indeed it is likely to be Canada’s second worst year on record for wildfires. Moreover, Carney had an ingenious solution ready to hand – a Kananaskis wildfire charter including “greater equipment interoperability” between the G7 members. Continue reading...

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