ATHENS, Greece — More than 100 firefighters assisted by water-dropping helicopters and planes were battling a large wildfire burning near the main town of the eastern Aegean island of Chios Sunday, ...

Wildfires are raging on the Greek island of Chios, ripping through swathes of forests and forcing people to evacuate their homes as the island declared a state of emergency. The blaze has been ongoing ...

Satellite images have revealed the shocking devastation caused by wildfires raging in the Greek island of Chios. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured the image on Monday, ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities sent new evacuation notifications for two areas near the main town of the eastern Aegean island of Chios Monday morning, as firefighters struggled to control a ...

EMPORIOS, Chios, Greece – August in Greece means two things: vacation and wildfires. EMPORIOS, Chios, Greece – August in Greece means two things: vacation and wildfires. Fires are popping up across ...

"We are very upset, the fire is going upwards, my kids houses are in Pafilida, houses are burning in Pafilida, and they told us to leave and we are leaving. I am very agitated." A government official ...

ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Nikolas P. Tsakos, Founder & CEO of Tsakos Energy Navigation (“TEN”) ...

Greece put the Mediterranean island of Chios under a state of emergency on Monday because of major fires that have raged since the weekend. Civil Protection Minister Ioannis Kefalogiannis said the ...

Athens flaunts its splendour while the popular islands of Mykonos and Santorini exude a sun-burnt balminess, seeming to spring from a land that's warm and abundant. However, when our boutique luxury ...

When someone tests positive in a small, close-knit community on a Greek island, privacy is the first thing to go. By Matina Stevis-Gridneff CHIOS, Greece — The man taking the last drag of his ...

Volunteer organizations have had locations burned down on the Greek islands. Earlier this month, Kostas Tanainis dropped off more than 100 sleeping bags, towels and blankets at the warehouse he ...