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Crete Rethymno region wildfire response
2 clusters · 28 sources · last updated
Latest: Agios Vasileios Municipality thanks businesses for aid to firefighters amid wildfire
On 29 July 2026 a fast‑moving wildfire in southern Rethymno, Crete, produced gale‑like winds of up to 160 km/h and reached the shoreline at Agios Pavlos beach. About 30 residents, many elderly, were trapped on the beach
Greece July 2026 Wildfires: Crete, Lesvos, Red Code
141 clusters · 360 sources · last updated
Latest: Greek wildfires kill three firefighters, force evacuations on Crete
Greek fire services sustained high‑intensity operations through late July 2026. On 27 July a rapid agro‑forest fire near Aspropyrgos in western Attica was brought under partial control within 20 minutes by 22 firefighter
Cyprus wildfires linked to military firing range
2 clusters · 10 sources · last updated
Latest: Wildfires in Crete and Larnaca trigger massive firefighting efforts
On 27 July 2026, Cyprus’s defence minister ordered an investigation after National Guard engineers illegally detonated discarded ammunition at the Kalo Chorio firing range, igniting a fast‑moving brush fire that burned a