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Greek firefighters struggled Wednesday to contain a wildfire that has destroyed more than 4,000 hectares (10,000 acres) of land on the island of Chios over the past four days.

The flames from the Chios wildfire had reached the sea on Tuesday. Credit: AMNA/Kostas Kourgias The massive wildfire that erupted on Chios last Sunday at noon, consuming approximately 2,500 hectares ...

ATHENS - Greece on Monday declared a state of emergency on Chios island, where hundreds of firefighters have been battling wildfires for a second day as winds further whipped up the blaze, causing ...

Chios, the fifth largest Greek island, is located near the western coastline of Turkey in the Aegean Sea. The island is known for its pristine coastline, medieval villages and Byzantine-era ...

By Tuesday, more than 400 firefighters and aerial crews were battling to contain the flames, which have devastated farmland and threatened the island’s prized mastic trees.

Hundreds of people were evacuated from villages on the Greek island of Chios on Tuesday as wildfires raged on for a third day. Local authorities have declared a state of emergency as hundreds of ...

Greece is often hit by wildfires during its hot and dry summers, although experts have blamed climate change for fuelling more destructive flames in recent years. The Independent has contacted the ...

In 2018, a massive fire swept through the seaside town of Mati, east of Athens, trapping people in their homes and on roads as they tried to flee. More than 100 people died, including some who ...

Sitting at Europe's hot southernmost tip, Greece has felt the economic and environmental impact of frequent wildfires in recent years that scientists say have been exacerbated by a fast-changing ...