Greek authorities evacuate some 19,000 people as wildfire blazes on the island of Rhodes
Sunday, 23 July 2023 Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires continued burning for a sixth day on three fronts, Greek authorities said on Sunday. The Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection said it was βthe largest evacuation from a wildfire in the country.β Local police said that 16,000 people were evacuated by land and 3,000 by sea from 12 villages and several hotels.
Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires continued burning for a sixth day on three fronts. Corfu has become the latest Greek island to issue an evacuation order, as the country grapples with wildfires.
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With fire crews scrambling to keep fires on the Greek island of Rhodes under control, vast swathes of the island appear blackened and charred from the blazes. Greece has been fighting deadly wildfires..
A video taken by a tourist in Greece shows the hotel they were staying in before and after the devastating wildfires.
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A wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes that has been burning for six days prompted the evacuation of thousands of locals and tourists in coastal villages and... IndiaTimes
Sunday, 23 July 2023
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