Greece battled a dozen major wildfires on Wednesday, including one threatening its third-largest city Patras, as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Europe.

A search is continuing for people still missing after a blaze broke out at a biscuit factory near the city of Trikala.

Wildfires raged through Greece for a second day with several popular tourist islands among the worst-hit areas. Firefighters battled five fires on Sunday across the islands of Evia, Kythira and Crete, ...

The Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of the town of Kato Achaia on the Peloponnese peninsula on Tuesday evening due to an uncontrolled forest and bush fire that has already destroyed numerous ...

Fire-proofing failures and unsafe seating worsened deaths in Greece’s 2023 Tempe rail disaster, experts say, as families warn ...

Athens, Greece — Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal raced Thursday to contain wildfires, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed the blazes’ advance. Much of southern Europe, however, ...

Forest fires have been burning throughout Greece, and dozens of blazes reportedly are out of control. The fires on the outskirts of Athens reportedly have been extinguished and Olympia on the ...

After Greece requested four water bombers from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to bolster its resources, the main opposition PASOK Socialist party questioned the conservative government's ...

A man takes away goats during a wildfire in Vounteni, on the outskirts of Patras, western Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) PATRAS, Greece (AFP) — Greece on Wednesday ...