Our key target is to protect human lives.” Evacuations were taking place in Greece’s southern Peloponnese region due to a major fire near ancient Olympia — where the Olympics were held every four years from 776 B.C. for more than a millennium.... Flames burn a mountain over Pelopio village, near ancient Olympia, western Greece, Wednesday, Aug.... Media reports said three firefighters suffered burns....

Sheep gather during a wildfire near Limni village on the island of Evia, about 160 kilometers north of Athens, Greece, on Aug.... With over 100 wildfires burning in Greece, the European Union sent assistance to it and other southeast European countries grappling with huge wildfires.... " We are making a titanic effort on many fronts," he told an evening briefing....