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By Angeliki Koutantou CHIOS, Greece (Reuters) -Hundreds of firefighters battled for a third day to contain wildfires on the ...
More than 400 firefighters were battling five wildfires on Chios in the Aegean Sea, which authorities are investigating as ...
A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Chios where five separate wildfires are burning and being ...
She’d been smoking,” a Greek official said of a Georgian woman who was arrested after a blaze tore through 11,000 acres of Chios this week.
The wildfire on Chios, which consumed approximately 2,500 hectares of forest, low vegetation, and arable land, has now been contained.
Greek authorities have sent new evacuation notifications for two areas near the main town on the island of Chios as firefighters struggle to control a major wildfire ...
Towering walls of flames tore through forest and agricultural land on the island of Chios, where authorities have declared a ...
A wildfire that broke out near the southeast of Athens, has forced the evacuation of at least five towns and high ...
One local with family in Chios, editor of Neos Kosmos Sotiris Hatzimanolis, said that the locals on Chios are “frustrated and ...
Firefighters battle with a wildfire burning in Kofinas, on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, Greece, late Sunday, June 22, 2025. Credit: AP Wildfires are frequent in Greece during its hot, dry ...
Australian firefighters have joined Greece’s firefighting efforts in Chios, deploying helicopters and crew as wildfires rage ...
There has been no disruption to flights due to the wildfires. Chios Island National Airport operates a small number of flights a day to mainland Greece and other airlines. Its flight schedule is ...