Fire on island being fanned by gale-force winds as blazes also rage on mainland Greece and in Germany
A 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.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/03/more-than-1500-people-evacuated-in-crete-amid-wildfire-as-europe-heatwave-continues
Author : Jon Henley Europe correspondent and Angela Giuffrida in Rome
Publish date : 2025-07-03 15:01:00
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