Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks of dozens of fires over the past week as gale-force winds and hot, dry summer conditions combined to whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts.

Greece’s wildfires have devoured a third of the total forest land in the northeast of Athens, a European Union satellite mapping agency said. An area of more than 104 sq. kilometers (40 sq ...

Greece has been plagued by the daily outbreak of dozens of fires over the past week as gale-force winds and hot, dry summer conditions combine to whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts.

The fire department said 100 firefighters, including contingents from France and Cyprus, backed up by four helicopters, brought fires in four outlying areas near the Greek capital under partial ...

And the emissions and damage from the fires aren't over yet. Greece and much of the Mediterranean are still experiencing a severe heat wave, a major driver of wildfires. "Our data also shows that ...

The fire, which began Aug. 3, is the most severe of dozens that have broken out across Greece in the past week, after the country was baked by its worst heat wave in three decades which sent ...

Two large wildfires in Greece - one on Crete and the other in the Athens area - have been brought under control by the Greek fire brigade with the help of firefighting planes and helicopters ...

Greece is confronting another dangerous summer, with firefighters battling a major forest fire just northeast of Athens on Monday. Hospitals and residential suburbs had to be evacuated as the fire ...

Greek authorities reported the first casualties, with two dead including one volunteer and dozens injured. Volunteers rode in on motorcycles to bring water and help put out fires in the suburbs of ...