Hundreds evacuated from hotels and homes in Greece as fires tear through holiday island - Greek fire department warns that risk of further wildfires remains high after more than 1,500 evacuated

Around 3000 residents have been evacuated and put up in temporary shelters as wildfires continue to spread rapidly through the Greek island of Crete and have now engulfed around 6km

A fast-moving wildfire whipped by gale-force winds burned through the night and into Thursday on Greece’s southern island of Crete, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from hotels and h