Greece’s wildfires have devoured a third of the total forest land in the northeast of Athens, a European Union satellite mapping agency said. An area of more than 104 sq. kilometers (40 sq. miles) was ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - About 9,500 forest fires, including one on the outskirts of Athens, consumed nearly 44,500 hectares of land this year, Greece's hottest and driest on record, official said on ...

Greek authorities announced new plans on Thursday to combat wildfires, which frequently devastate the country. The changes involve increasing staffing in specialized forest firefighting units. The ...

Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of several villages after a major forest fire broke out near the city of Corinth on Tuesday amid soaring summer temperatures. More than 180 firefighters, ...

ATHENS, Greece — Hundreds of firefighters, assisted by waterbombing planes and volunteers, have made significant progress in containing a deadly forest blaze burning for four days in southern Greece, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major forest fire ...