Some of those trying to leave the island described the evacuation as disorganized     By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A tourist camp and nearby houses on the southern Greek island of Elafonisos were evacuated Sunday ...

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The first major fire of the summer   ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say dozens of firefighters are trying to contain a large wildfire that is blazing through a forested region in the south but not directly threatening ...

Charges carry a maximum five-year prison sentence     ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have charged 20 people with negligence in connection with the country’s deadliest wildfire in decades, which killed 100 and devastated the seaside town of Mati ...

The trio also guided survivors to a nearby port     By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS, Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Three migrant fishermen received Greek citizenship Wednesday for helping rescue dozens of people who were forced into ...

93 dead in deadliest fire in decades     ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have released the names of those who died in the country’s deadliest forest fire in decades, a list that includes several families. The death toll ...

Deadliest fires in decades     By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS, Associated Press RAFINA, Greece (AP) — The death toll from Greece’s deadliest wildfires in decades climbed to 74 Tuesday as rescue crews searched on land and sea for ...

Wildfires broke out across the country over the weekend   WildlandFirefighter: Large Wildfire Threatens Homes Near Greece <img class=%2

Planes and helicopters join firefighters on the ground     ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A large wildfire north of Athens is threatening homes as it sweeps through pine forest for a second day, uncontained due to high winds. Fire Service ...

Firefighters hospitalized for burn injuries     PARIS (AP) — Wildfires are threatening homes south of Athens and a famed hikers’ route in Corsica as high winds and unusually hot weather hits many areas of Europe. After ravaging northern Corsica, ...