Gytheio is a Greek port town on the Mani Peninsula in Laconia. Currently notable in news for Greece’s wildfire evacuations amid Europe’s heatwaves.
Forest fires across Spain and France have stabilised in recent hours amid heatwaves and drought, allowing evacuations to ease in some areas while new blazes emerge elsewhere. Spain reports progress in extinguishing outbreaks near Madrid; France records stabilised fires in Gironde with renewed blazes elsewhere along the Atlantic coast. EU warnings say fire danger will shift toward central Europe. Authorities warn conditions remain volatile.
Thousands on Crete are evacuated as wildfires burn under gale winds; two firefighters have died in Crete and a third near Gytheio, while France and Spain report large fires and escalating evacuations. Europe faces its worst wildfire season as temperatures soar.