Photos of Burning Wildfires in Greece

Wildfires in Greece: Full list of regions with high fire risk warning - as blazes spread and tourists evacuated

Firefighters are battling wildfires in Greece as tourists and locals have been evacuated from blazes that are raging.

Wildfires scorch Greece for a second day, thousands evacuated

PATRAS, Greece (Reuters) -Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Greece on Wednesday, including blazes threatening villages and towns near the western city of Patras and on two tourist islands. Fires have burned houses, farms and factories and prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists since Tuesday. Dozens of people have been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation since Tuesday, public broadcaster ERT repo…

Photos of burning wildfires in Greece

Wildfires continue to rage in Greece amid prolonged drought, prompting evacuations.

Wildfires Ravage Western Greece

File photo. Credit: Greek Reporter/Odysseas Karadis On Tuesday morning, firefighting services were primarily focused on three major wildfires, located on the islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos, and in the Vonitsa area of western Greece. On Kefalonia, a fire began in Faraklata but was not immediately threatening residential areas. Residents of Faraklata, Dilina, and Davgata were nevertheless instructed to evacuate toward Myrtos. Aerial firefighti…

Photos of burning wildfires in Greece - The Morning Sun

Wildfires continue to rage in Greece amid prolonged drought, prompting evacuations. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.