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Satellite & forecast data refreshed: 31 July 2026. Editorial fire & disruption reporting last reviewed: 31 July 2026, early morning UK time. Conditions change hourly during fires — national authorities are always right. In danger anywhere in the EU, call 112.
Greece · major fire event · burning since 30 July

Crete and Paros fires: island travel checks before moving

50distinct satellite heat locations in the strongest Crete cluster

What happened

The 31 July satellite refresh shows Greece's strongest heat cluster on Crete, near Tympáki and within the wider Rethymno travel region, with another visible cluster near Paros. Major international reporting on 30 July described evacuations around southern Crete and Paros during severe wind-driven fire conditions. Greece's official fire-risk map remains the primary official daily source available to the pipeline, so this page treats the incident detail as satellite-and-news corroborated rather than a live official incident feed.

What it means if you're travelling

For Crete, check 112 alerts, Civil Protection, ferry or airline notices and your accommodation before driving south of Rethymno or moving between villages. For Paros, check local ferry, port and 112 updates before crossing the island by road. Do not use satellite clusters as exact evacuation boundaries: they identify heat signals, not police cordons.

The live picture

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Official sources for this event

Greek Civil Protection fire-risk mapcivilprotection.gov.gr
Hellenic Fire Servicewww.fireservice.gr
AP Europe wildfire reportingapnews.com

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