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Firefighters battled for a third day on Friday to put out a wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that has razed forests and olive groves forcing thousands of residents and tourists to leave the area.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
People watch a firefighting helicopter flying near a wildfire burning near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3. REUTERS/StefanosRapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A firefighting helicopter picks up water from the sea, as a wildfire burns near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop on one of the last pockets of a wildfire burning near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 4. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Firefighters stand next to rising flames as a wildfire burns near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Men try to extinguish a wildfire at the village of AgiaFotini near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3. REUTERS/AlexandrosAvramidis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A firefighting helicopter flies near a wildfire burning near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3. REUTERS/StefanosRapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Houses are seen near a scorched land, as a wildfire burns near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Flames rise as a wildfire burns near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 2. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Firefighters prepare to deploy to a wildfire burning near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 2. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Flames rise as a wildfire burns near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 2. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Flames rise as a wildfire burns near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 2. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A house, damaged by wildfire is seen at the village of Agia Fotini near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A burnt house is seen as a wildfire burns near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A destroyed car stands in the aftermath of a wildfire near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 4. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Giorgos Poulis, a local, stands on his scorched land following a wildfire near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 4. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A view of a destroyed greenhouse, following a wildfire near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 4. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A drone view shows scorched land following a wildfire near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 4. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A view of a destroyed greenhouse, following a wildfire near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 4. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A drone view shows scorched land following a wildfire near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 4. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab