Thousands evacuated from holiday island Crete this week

Residents and tourists were evacuated from several villages in Crete earlier this week Fires have burned across multiple areas of Greece already this summer, prompting thousands to be evacuated. One of those areas is the island of Crete, where a fire broke out on Wednesday and spread rapidly, destroying homes and agricultural land. Flames fanned by strong winds led to around 8,000 people being evacuated from their homes overnight - they were later allowed to return. Two firefighters died on the