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Scorching heat forces closure of the iconic site amid severe weather warnings and fire risks across the country.

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Link Copied! More than 200 firefighters are struggling to tackle an out-of-control wildfire on Crete — Greece’s largest island and a tourist hotspot — as authorities order mass evacuations.

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Crete, Greece's largest island, has an arid, uneven landscape criss-crossed by gullies, making it difficult for firefighters to tackle the blaze. The fire damaged houses and crops in fruit and ...

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop on one of the last pockets of a wildfire burning near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 4, 2025.

The Foreign Office has shared advice about what to do if a wildfire happens when you are in Greece, Portugal, Turkey and Croatia. A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland ...

Greece's coasts, both on its islands and mainland, are home to countless beaches – from wild shores to urban gems, James Litston picks some of the best Monday 23 June 2025 11:58 BST 0 Comments ...

Elev 65 ft, 35.49 °N, 24.07 °E Souda, Crete, Greece Weather Conditions star_ratehome ...