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Firefighters battle a wildfire burning out of control on the Greek island of Chios
Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft are battling a wildfire burning out of control for the third day on the eastern ...
Greek island of Chios declares emergency as wildfires rage for second day
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Greece arrests Georgian suspected of fuelling Chios fire with cigarette
Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of several wildfires razing ...
Sky6d
Chios: State of emergency amid major wildfire on Greek island - as arson investigators called in - Sky News
Chios: State of emergency amid major wildfire on Greek island - as arson investigators called in. By Tuesday morning, nearly 450 firefighters, 85 fire engines, 11 helicopters, and two water ...
The New York Times5d
Housekeeper Arrested Over Wildfire That Scorched Greek Island
A 35-year-old housekeeper was arrested in Greece on Tuesday in connection with devastating wildfires that tore across the island of Chios this week, officials said. “She’d been smoking ...
Greek Reporter5d
Chios Wildfire Nears Extinction After Burning 2,500 Hectares
The wildfire on Chios, which consumed approximately 2,500 hectares of forest, low vegetation, and arable land, has now been contained.
Sky4d
Woman arrested over wildfires which raged for three days on the Greek island of Chios
Woman arrested over wildfires which raged for three days on the Greek island of Chios. An arson investigation team had been examining the cause of the wildfires which started on Sunday and ...
The Straits Times6d
Greek island of Chios declares emergency as wildfires rage for second day
ATHENS - Greece on Monday declared a state of emergency on Chios island, where hundreds of firefighters have been battling wildfires for a second day as winds further whipped up the blaze, causing ...
Newsday6d
Firefighters battle a wildfire burning out of control on the Greek island of Chios - Newsday
Firefighters battle with a wildfire burning in Kofinas, on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, Greece, late Sunday, June 22, 2025. Credit: AP Wildfires are frequent in Greece during its hot, dry ...
The Independent6d
Greek wildfires: Hundreds of people evacuated on Chios island as wildfires rage on for third day - The Independent
Chios, in the north east of the Aegean, is a popular holiday destination in the midst of its tourist season right now. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.
Euronews6d
Over 400 Greek firefighters battle wildfire on Chios for third day
Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft were battling a wildfire burning out of control for the third day on the eastern Greek island of Chios on Tuesday, with authorities issuing multiple ...
The Straits Times6d
Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires on Greece's Chios island for third day
CHIOS, Greece - Hundreds of firefighters battled for a third day to contain wildfires on the Greek island of Chios on Tuesday that have torn through swathes of forest and farmland and forced ...