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Firefighters battle major wildfire on Greek island of Chios

Firefighters battle major wildfire on the Greek island of Chios

Greek authorities have sent new evacuation notifications for two areas near the main town on the island of Chios as firefighters struggle to control a major wildfire

Sky News on MSN · 1d

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-dropping planes had been scrambled to help tackle the flames, the island's fire department said.

The Washington Post · 2d

More evacuation orders issued as firefighters battle major wildfire on the Greek island of Chios

Greek authorities have sent new evacuation notifications for two areas near the main town on the island of Chios as firefighters struggle to control a major wildfire

18hon MSN

Greece holds 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 ...

Greek Reporter1d

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.

Devdiscourse18h

Cigarette Sparks Controversy: Georgian Woman Arrested Amid Chios Inferno

A Georgian woman was arrested in Greece, suspected of causing a wildfire on Chios island by discarding a cigarette. The fires ...

Focus on Travel News20h

Wildfires Force Tourists to Flee Chios: What Travelers Need to Know

The sunny port of Chios, with its quaint medieval villages and famous mastiha resin, has been a picture‑perfect Greek island escape — until the skies turned ...

Greek Reporter3d

Chios Fire: Battle Rages on Three Fronts as Arson Suspected

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

Neos Kosmos3d

Wildfires rage across Chios – Update: Villages evacuated, homes lost, arson suspected

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

Newsday2d

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 ...

‘Stay away’ warning for Irish tourists as ‘dangerous & unpredictable’ wildfires rage across popular holiday island

IRISH tourists have been warned to “stay away” from towering wildfires fanned by strong winds that are ravaging the Greek ...

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