Two firefighters died in a blaze on the Greek island of Crete Wednesday while crews in France confronted a wildfire four times the size of Paris, officials said.

Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires.

An area of forest in the Les Landes department of southwestern France has been devastated by another wildfire, just four years after a massive blaze in 2022.

There is an ecological disaster, a human disaster, families have lost their homes because of the fire, and then there is an economic disaster,” one vineyard owner told NBC News.

Firefighters are battling major wildfires across Europe, including the U.K., Spain, France, Greece and Turkey. Hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee, though France gave the go-ahead today for 84,

Firefighters in southwestern France were working to control the last hot spots of a massive wildfire on Friday that has burned an area four times

George and Amal Clooney are among thousands of residents in southwest France still displaced by a massive wildfire, but crews are gaining control.

(Refiles to remove typographical error in first paragraph) By Yves Herman and Sarah Meyssonnier BORDEAUX, France, July 31 (Reuters) - Thousands of people evacuated in southwestern France due to a major wildfire were gradually allowed back home on Friday after authorities said the fire,