Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 square miles, Crete is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean.
Locals and tourists evacuated as the fire began to spread on Wednesday. Instagram/d_morice Over 1500 people were evacuated from hotels and homes overnight on the Greek holiday island of Crete as a ...
Over 1500 people were evacuated from hotels and homes overnight on the Greek holiday island of Crete as a major wildfire that sparked on Wednesday continues to spread rapidly due to gale-force winds.