Greece has put the island of Chios under a state of emergency because of major fires that have raged since the weekend.

It comes after hundreds of firefighters battled to contain the outbreak that has torn through swathes of forest and farmland ...

By Tuesday morning, nearly 450 firefighters, 85 fire engines, 11 helicopters, and two water-dropping planes had been ...

By Angeliki Koutantou CHIOS, Greece (Reuters) -Hundreds of firefighters battled for a third day to contain wildfires on the ...

An arson investigation team had been examining the cause of the wildfires which started on Sunday and required 444 ...

Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of several wildfires razing ...

Chios is battling a fire that continues to rage on three active fronts, pushing firefighters to their limits in an all-night ...

Dozens of firefighters battled to tame wildfires fanned by strong winds on the Greek island of Chios in the northeastern ...

Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft are battling a wildfire burning out of control for the third day on the eastern ...

Chios is under emergency alert as three separate wildfires burn out of control across the island, threatening homes and ...

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