Thousands of people have been evacuated due to fires that have developed on the island of Crete and continued to rage, fueled by strong winds. Maria Lioni, deputy governor of the Rethymno region, told state television ERT, adding that 'we have evacuated about 8,000 people'.

A wildfire raged through a forest on the southern island of Crete Wednesday leaving two people dead and forcing evacuation orders for five villages as high winds blew through much…

A seventh village has been ordered evacuated in the Rethymno region of Crete, where a large forest fire fanned by high winds Wednesday has killed two firefighters, while a new…

Lo ha detto Maria Lioni, vice governatrice della regione di Rethymno