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Coverage dated July 2, 2025

Greece Wildfires: More than 5,000 evacuated from tourist hotspot

Headline from Newsweek

Wildfires are burning across Europe, with major blazes in Greece and Turkey forcing thousands to evacuate and killing two people.

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11 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Crete wildfire forces 1,500 to evacuate as Europe heatwave continues (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Fire on island being fanned by gale-force winds as blazes also rage on mainland Greece and in Germany

  2. Newsweek

    Greece Wildfires: More than 5,000 evacuated from tourist hotspot (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Wildfires are burning across Europe, with major blazes in Greece and Turkey forcing thousands to evacuate and killing two people.

  3. Seattle Times

    Hotels and homes evacuated on Greek island of Crete as wildfire burns out of control (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Firefighters are struggling to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale force winds that are whipping up the flames.

  4. UPI

    Wildfire on Crete forces evacuation of 1,500 tourists, locals (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Authorities on Crete moved more than a thousand tourists and residents to safety as an out-of-control wildfire engulfed a forested area in the southwest of the island.

  5. CNN

    Wildfires are blazing through a Greek tourist hotspot, forcing mass evacuations (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The wildfire flames have spread rapidly across Crete, reaching homes as well as hotels and other tourist accommodations.

  6. CBS News

    Wildfires on Greek island Crete force thousands to evacuate (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Firefighters struggled to gain control over a massive wildfire burning on the Greek island of Crete, as powerful winds fanned the flames.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Crete: Wildfire on Greek island prompts evacuations – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Hundreds of residents and tourists were evacuated in Crete, as strong winds further fanned the flames. Firefighters are still trying to contain the blaze.

  8. Digital Journal

    Hundreds evacuated as Greece wildfire rages on Crete (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds on the southern Greek island of Crete has forced the evacuation of locals and tourists, officials said on

  9. Phys

    Thousands evacuated as Greece wildfire rages on Crete (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds on the southern Greek island of Crete has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists, officials said on Thursday.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Wildfire on Greek island of Crete forces evacuation of 1,500 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The blaze comes as southern Europe contends with an acute summer heatwave which has killed people in several countries.

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