At least 200 evacuees are being sheltered in a sports hall in Ierapetra. As of Thursday morning, a total of 230 firefighters, supported by 13 specialised foot teams, 46 engines, and a drone ...

Tourists evacuate a hotel during a wildfire in Ierapetra on Crete (Picture: EPA) ‘The body was transferred to the Corfu General Hospital for an autopsy.

Fire burns in the Ahlia area near the port town of Ierapetra on the south coast of Crete island, Greece, late Wednesday, July 2, 2025, prompting the evacuation of villages and hotels in the region ...

A correction was made on July 3, 2025 : An earlier version of this article misstated the location of Ierapetra on the island of Crete. It is on the southeastern coast, not the southwestern coast.

The head of the hoteliers’ association of Ierapetra and southeastern Crete, Giorgos Tzarakis, told local media about 5,000 tourists had been evacuated from the area, and that several homes and ...

World Hundreds evacuated as Greece wildfire rages on Crete Firefighters battle a wildfire that broke out in Ierapetra on the southern Greek island of Crete, on Jul 3, 2025. (Photo: AFP/Costas ...

Link Copied! More than 200 firefighters are struggling to tackle an out-of-control wildfire on Crete — Greece’s largest island and a tourist hotspot — as authorities order mass evacuations.