Athens wildfire kills 3 more firefighters as 500 crews battle blaze into its fourth day

Kathimerini English (Greece)—Three more firefighters have died battling wildfires in Crete and the Peloponnese, according to Greek investigators, as a separate blaze west of Athens stretches into its fourth day with roughly 500 firefighters deployed. Flare-ups driven by high winds have repeatedly complicated containment efforts across multiple fronts. Investigators separately concluded that improper helicopter formation and spacing contributed to a mid-air collision that killed two crew members earlier in the crisis. Authorities have not said when conditions are expected to ease enough to fully contain the fires.

• Kathimerini English (Greece) — Strong winds fuel wildfires across Greece as crews battle flare-ups
• Kathimerini English (Greece) — Massive Athens wildfires force evacuations with 500 firefighters deployed
• New York Post — World — Wildfires rage across Europe as firefighters battle blazes strengthened by gale-force winds
• The Straits Times — Greek crews fight wildfire northwest of Athens for fourth day
• The Straits Times — 21 aircraft also deployed against the blaze alongside ground crews
• Euronews — Wildfires force evacuations on Greek island of Kefalonia
• The Globe and Mail — Kefalonia island also under fresh evacuation orders
• The Globe and Mail — Winds fan wildfires, force more out in B.C.
• The Globe and Mail — Greek firefighters battle wildfire west of Athens as strong winds fuel flames
• CNBC — Winds reaching 100 km/h have worsened the blaze