![]() ![]() ![]() Other areas are at "extreme fire risk", according to Greek government warnings, including Crete and the Attica region. Other evacuation orders were also issued in the northern Peloponnese near the town of Aigio. Authorities told residents of four villages in southern Evia to evacuate to the town of Karystos. Images uploaded to social media showed flames ripping through trees on a hill just above the town of Ypsos.Įvacuations have also began in Evia, the second largest Greek island. Danger to life warnings issued by Greece's Emergency Communications Service ordered people to leave the areas of Santa, Megoula, Porta, Palia Perithia and Sinies and go to Kasiopi. Sea evacuations have begun from Nissaki Beach on the northwest coast and 59 people have been evacuated so far, the coast guard said. You can get more news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.įires began in the northern part of Corfu yesterday afternoon with a number of towns and villages caught up in the fires by the evening. The foreign office immediately deployed a team of six experts and four Red Cross operators based at Rhodes Airport and the situation is being monitored "hour by hour", said the minister. Lowri Jones' 13-year-old daughter sleeping in the lobby of a hotel, where 600 others are also staying without a room (Image: Lowri Jones)įoreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell, told the BBC this morning that foreign office advice is to "stick very close to your tour company". Lowri Jones, from Crymych in Pembrokeshire, described the scenes at Rhodes Airport as "carnage" as soon as she arrived with her 13-year-old daughter. One Welsh family slept on a hotel floor with 600 others after arriving in Rhodes for their all-inclusive luxury holiday. The evacuation of Rhodes is the largest evacuation in Greek history with 19,000 tourists and locals fleeing from villages and hotels. The fire started in the mountainous centre of the island before strong winds and dry conditions caused it to spread rapidly towards villages and seaside resorts on Saturday. Some tourists have been sleeping at airports and makeshift rescue centres. Up to 10,000 British tourists are currently in Rhodes as fires blaze in parts of the Greek holiday island during peak holiday season. Yesterday was the hottest day of the summer so far and 64 new wildfires took place across the country. On Sunday, Greece's Emergency Communications Service issued evacuation orders for 18 areas as strong winds caused fires to spread quickly. ![]() Which islands in Greece are people being told to leave? Here are the islands in Greece where people are being told to leave, details on what the travel firms are doing to bring holidaymakers home and help if you need to claim for compensation for a ruined Greek holiday this summer. UK holiday firms like Tui, Jet2 and easyJet are making plans to get people home, while a travel expert has said it might be difficult for those whose holidays have been affected to successfully claim compensation. The islands of Rhodes, Corfu and Evia are currently the worst-affected. As fires ravage parts of Greece during peak tourist season, empty planes are being sent to bring home Brits abroad. ![]()
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