Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft are battling a wildfire burning out of control for the third day on the eastern Aegean island of Chios with authorities issuing multiple evacuation orders. Towering walls of flames tore through forest and agricultural land on the island, where authorities have declared a state of emergency and have sent firefighting reinforcements. By Tuesday morning, the fire department said 444 firefighters with 85 vehicles were tackling the blaze burning on scattered fronts. Eleven helicopters and two water-dropping planes were providing air support. Authorities are examining whether arson is to blame.
A truck is parked on a highway as a forest fire burns near Atamanovka, in Transbaikal Territory in Zabaikalsky Krai of eastern Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo)
Cars are parked along a highway as a forest fire burns near Atamanovka, in Transbaikal Territory in Zabaikalsky Krai of eastern Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo)
A Russian Emergency Situation ministry firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire near Atamanovka, in Transbaikal Territory in Zabaikalsky Krai of eastern Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo)
A Russian Emergency Situation ministry firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire near Atamanovka, in Transbaikal Territory in Zabaikalsky Krai of eastern Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo)
A forest fire burn near Atamanovka, in Transbaikal Territory in Zabaikalsky Krai of eastern Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo)
Russian Emergency Situation ministry firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire near Atamanovka, in Transbaikal Territory in Zabaikalsky Krai of eastern Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo)
Russian Emergency Situation ministry firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire near Atamanovka, in Transbaikal Territory in Zabaikalsky Krai of eastern Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo)
Cars drive along a highway as a forest fire burn near Atamanovka, in Transbaikal Territory in Zabaikalsky Krai of eastern Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo)
