Around 3,000 residents have been evacuated and put up in temporary shelters as wildfires continue to spread rapidly through the Greek island of Crete

A fast-moving wildfire whipped by gale-force winds burned through the night and into Thursday on Greece’s southern island of Crete, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from hotels and h

An estimated 1,500 people have been evacuated in southeastern Crete as a major wildfire continues to burn out of control, say reports. The BBC said the fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon (July 2) near the municipality of Ierapetra and flames have been fanned by gale-force winds.