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Heatwave fires: Tourist hotspots including Crete and Turkey suffer apocalyptic blazes
Vast swathes of land in Turkey and Crete have been engulfed by an inferno sweeping across popular tourist hotspots ...
Greece rescues hundreds of migrants over weekend off islands of Gavdos and Crete
Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, ...
Crete declares state of emergency for wildfire zones as 5,000 holidaymakers flee & residents saved by boat from inferno
A STATE of emergency has been declared in Crete after the popular Greek island was ravaged by dangerous wildfires. Over 5,000 ...
Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greece as thousands evacuated, 2 die in Turkey
Firefighters are battling wildfires in Greece and Turkey, forcing thousands to evacuate. On Thursday, a blaze near the island ...
Crete wildfire: Tourists told 'close all doors and windows' as thousands evacuated
Around 3,000 Crete residents have been evacuated and put up in temporary shelters, and people remaining in their homes have ...
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Dramatic Scenes as Over 840 Migrants Arrive on Crete, Some Landing Amidst Bathers
The escalating migration crisis in Crete was dramatically underscored Sunday morning as a group of migrants arrived directly ...
Thousands of tourists and homeowners forced to evacuate after wildfire rips through Crete
At least 5,000 tourists were forced to evacuate parts of Crete as a massive wildfire scorched forests and olive groves on the ...
Greek firefighters race to contain wildfires that forced thousands to flee on Crete
Greek authorities ordered precautionary evacuations due to a wildfire near the port of Rafina, about 30 kilometres east of ...
Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greece as thousands evacuated, elderly man dies in Turkey
Firefighters are battling wildfires in Greece and neighboring Turkey. More than 5,000 people fled resorts on the southern ...