Is it safe to travel to Europe? Here's what tourists should know about summer wildfiresTravellers planning holidays to Greece and Türkiye are urged to stay informed as wildfires spread across southern Europe due to the ongoing...
09 Jul, 2025, 12.32 PM IST
Hundreds of tourists evacuated as Greece wildfire rages on Island of CreteA major fire broke out in Crete, Greece. Over 1,500 individuals were evacuated, including many tourists. The fire started near Ierapetra. I...
03 Jul, 2025, 04.11 PM IST
Travel update: Is it safe to visit Türkiye and Greece after the earthquake?A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Türkiye, near Marmaris, causing widespread panic and shaking the Greek island of Rhodes....
03 Jun, 2025, 06.41 PM IST
Santorini Greece Earthquakes: Why 8,000 tremors have hit the islands with Spiderweb-like faults and a 6.5 lakh-year dark historyNearly 8,000 earthquakes have shaken Greece's Santorini island since late January, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency. A...
12 Feb, 2025, 10.47 AM IST
Greece earthquakes: What tourists need to know as Santorini declares emergencySantorini has been under a state of emergency following earthquakes, the strongest at 5.2 on the Richter scale. Over 11,000 people have eva...
08 Feb, 2025, 09.56 AM IST
Tourist hotspot Rhodes burns as successive deadly heat waves ravage GreeceWildfires in Greece, fueled by heatwaves, have damaged tourist sites, forests and nature reserves, and led to the evacuation of residents a...
29 Jul, 2023, 09.35 AM IST
Greece races to tackle wildfires as winds set to resumeGreece is facing wildfires for two weeks, and firefighters are combating flames in Rhodos, Corfu, Evia, and central Greece. More than 600 w...
27 Jul, 2023, 01.43 PM IST
Nearly 2500 more evacuated as Greece battles wildfiresSince last week's Tuesday, a wildfire has been blazing in the centre and southern regions of Rhodes, a very well-liked island among tourist...
25 Jul, 2023, 07.01 AM IST
Thousands of tourists fly home as wildfires rage in GreeceTour operators have flown more than 2,000 tourists home amid wildfires that have evacuated the Greek holiday islands of Rhodes and Corfu. T...
24 Jul, 2023, 09.16 PM IST
New evacuations ordered in Greece as high winds and heat fuel wildfiresWildfires continued to rage in Greece fueled by strong winds and successive heat waves, on the island of Rhodes; over 19,000 people were ev...
24 Jul, 2023, 05.54 PM IST
Greece witnesses largest-ever evacuation as tourists flee Rhodes wildfiresGreece is experiencing a heat wave that is causing wildfires. The largest evacuation effort in Greece was launched to evacuate hundreds of ...
24 Jul, 2023, 01.14 PM IST
Wildfires wreak havoc in Greece, tourists flee popular spots Rhodes and CorfuDevastating wildfires in Greece led to evacuations from Corfu's beach and stranded tourists at Rhodes airport. The inferno persisted for se...
24 Jul, 2023, 12.39 PM IST
A wildfire is raging out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, forcing tourist evacuationTourists and some locals were being taken to gyms, schools and hotel conference centres on the island where they will stay overnight, while...
23 Jul, 2023, 08.23 AM IST
Greece facing longest heatwave on record while record highs hit USTens of millions of people in the northern hemisphere have been suffering through intense heat this summer as the world appears headed for ...
22 Jul, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
'Heat storm' stretches into southern Europe, health alerts issuedItaly has issued heatwave red alerts for six cities, with meteorologists warning of record high temperatures of 45 Celsius. The heatwave, c...
16 Jul, 2023, 04.49 PM IST
Southern Europe extreme heat waves: All you may want to knowSouthern Europe, specifically Italy and Greece, is experiencing extreme heat and red alerts, posing difficulties for residents and tourists...
15 Jul, 2023, 10.23 PM IST
Mass evacuations as Greece fires rage, Turkey saved by rainsAt least, 1,450 Greek firefighters along with 15 aircraft were battling the infernos, with reinforcements arriving from other countries, th...
08 Aug, 2021, 08.18 AM IST