‘Nightmarish’ Wildfire in Crete Kills Two Firefighters as Thousands Evacuate

Another firefighter died in a separate fire after being found unconscious near the southern Peloponnese port town of Gytheio.

On Wednesday, three Greek firefighters died battling blazes during high winds on Crete and on the mainland, and two more were lightly injured.

Thousands of people have been evacuated on the Greek island of Crete as wildfires fanned by strong winds menace tourist resorts and villages.

Paros, an island between Mykonos and Santorini, was hit by the wildfire Tuesday, prompting precautionary evacuations in multiple communities.