A large wildfire tearing through the Greek island of Rhodes forced thousands of tourists to flee their hotels in what Greek officials said was the largest evacuation effort in the country’s history.

Rhodes, Greece — A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 104 degrees across parts of the country Tuesday following more nighttime evacuations from fires that have ...

Greece’s prime minister is offering a “do-over” for travelers whose trips to the holiday island of Rhodes were canceled or truncated by the country’s wildfires this summer.

Residents and tourists have fled wildfires in two more favorite Greek destinations, Corfu and Evia, even as the blazes that have gripped the island of Rhodes for seven days, prompting an ...

Greece battled to contain wildfires on the island of Rhodes for a seventh day on Tuesday, as hundreds of tourists who had been forced to evacuate in previous days were expected to fly back to ...

Greece is the latest to see the mercury top 40C, with the islands of Rhodes and Corfu hit by wildfires that have led to mass evacuations as the summer holiday season gets underway.

Thousands of holidaymakers and residents have been forced to evacuate their homes and hotels on the Greek island of Rhodes, as wildfires raged for a fifth day.. Coastguard vessels and more than 30 ...

But Greece has been one of the worst affected because the searing heat has been accompanied by high winds. An estimated 30,000 people, Brits and locals, have been affected - with 19,000 people ...

Greece is considering setting up a migrant detention facility on the island of Rhodes in the eastern Mediterranean to tackle a rise in arrivals from neighbouring Turkey, Migration Minister Nikos ...

Exploring Ancient Greece in Rhodes reveals captivating historical marvels. The Colossus of Rhodes, once among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, stood at the harbor’s entrance, honoring the ...

Greece’s prime minister is offering a “do-over” for travelers whose trips to the holiday island of Rhodes were canceled or truncated by the country’s wildfires this summer.

Greece has long been a major gateway to Europe for migrants, mainly from the Middle East and Asia. More than one million crossed from Turkey to Greece's outlying eastern islands in 2015-2016.