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    Thousands Evacuated As Southern Greece Wildfire Rages On Crete

    By News Point NigeriaJuly 3, 2025
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    A WILDFIRE fanned by gale-force winds on the southern Greek island of Crete has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists, officials said on Thursday.

    An elderly man died in neighbouring Turkey, where wildfires forced the evacuation of six villages in the western province of Izmir.

    Hot dry weather in Greece — not unusual for this time of year — has heightened the risk of a repeat of summer wildfires that have hit the country in recent years, while Turkey, although spared from the recent heatwaves that gripped southern Europe, has battled the effects of a long-term drought brought on by climate change.

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    On Crete, about 5,000 people were evacuated in response to a blaze that broke out Wednesday evening, the president of the regional hotels’ association told AFP Thursday.

    Yorgos Tzarakis said about 3,000 tourists and 2,000 residents had been moved, mostly overnight, as a “precaution” from areas close to the Crete resort town of Ierapetra.

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    Earlier, vice-prefect Yannis Androulakis told Greek broadcaster Mega confirmed “evacuations took place in numerous hotels and tourists were safely transferred to a closed gymnasium in the municipality of Ierapetra,” in the southeast.

    The authorities acted because water bomber planes could not reach the affected areas overnight, he added.

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    “At the moment, there are three active fronts,” Androulakis said. “Because of the strong winds, the fire has progressed quite rapidly.”

    Around 270 firefighters, 10 helicopters and drones have been deployed to tackle the blaze, said Vassilios Vathrakoyannis, a spokesman for the fire service.

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    They include reinforcements sent in from the capital, Athens.

    “There are still a number of different fronts. The fire is burning scrubland and crops,” he said.

    “The winds are very strong — up to nine on the Beaufort scale.”

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    In Turkey, two wildfires broke out near Izmir, Turkey’s third city.

    In each case, three villages were evacuated.

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