{"id":1634,"date":"2026-07-30T02:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T02:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2026-07-30T02:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T02:05:03","slug":"three-firefighters-die-in-greece-as-wildfires-threaten-southern-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1634","title":{"rendered":"Three firefighters die in Greece as wildfires threaten southern Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/branded_news\/1200\/cpsprodpb\/6f48\/live\/2a7fb530-8bb5-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three firefighters die in Greece as wildfires threaten southern Europe\" title=\"Three firefighters die in Greece as wildfires threaten southern Europe\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Three Greek firefighters have died tackling wildfires in Crete and in the Peloponnese.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In Crete, gale-force winds whipped up flames prompting the evacuation of several villages, and two firefighters died after becoming trapped when the blaze swept through the Rethymno region, in the island&#8217;s west.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Another firefighter died after being found unconscious near the southern Peloponnese port town of Gytheio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Meanwhile, a fourth heatwave of the summer has begun in Spain and France, with firefighters trying to prevent a flare-up from major wildfires that have only just been brought under control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Witnesses said several fires broke out on Crete and spread fast, with the worst fire front extending as far as 15km (9.3 miles).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Residents and tourists have been evacuated from Krya Vrysi, the mountain village where the two firefighters died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The wind is unbelievable \u2013 you can&#8217;t stand sometimes. The flames were huge, it was really scary,&#8221; resident Chrissa Gioukaki told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Wildfires have also broken out elsewhere in Greece, on the islands of Paros and Lesbos in the Aegean Sea, and the southern town of Trifylia on the Greek mainland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In southern Turkey, the main highway connecting Fethiye and Antalya had to be closed and part of a hospital evacuated because of a fire in Mu\u011fla province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Greek firefighters have died tackling wildfires in Crete and in the Peloponnese. In Crete, gale-force winds whipped up flames prompting the evacuation of several villages, and two firefighters died after becoming trapped when the blaze swept through the Rethymno region, in the island&#8217;s west. 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