An evacuation by sea was underway on Friday in Agios Vasileios, a coastal settlement in the central Greek regional unit of Viotia on the Gulf of Corinth, with residents and vacationers boarding several small vessels as a fast-moving wildfire threatened the area.

Coast Guard personnel and members of the European Union's Frontex border agency evacuated 31 people who were fleeing the huge wildfire blazing through southern Crete from beaches…

Wildfires raged across parts of Greece on Friday, with firefighters battling multiple fronts as strong winds fueled the flames and forced authorities to evacuate several…