Drone footage shows wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes, where thousands of tourists and residents have been evacuated, as fires spread across the country.
Their ongoing efforts were without the help of firefighting planes and helicopters, which do not operate at night.
A number of tourists have been waiting to fly back home from Rhodes International Airport. Package holiday companies TUI and Jet2 canceled flights to Rhodes. Rhodes travel agent Stelios Kotiadis confirmed to the Associated Press that the evacuation was hasty. “There was panic. ... The authorities were overwhelmed,” he said.
The British ambassador to Greece, Matthew Lodge, said the U.K. government was sending a rapid deployment team to support British nationals on Rhodes.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Wildfire on Greek island of Rhodes forces hundreds to evacuateA wildfire raged uncontrolled on the Greek island of Rhodes on Saturday, forcing hundreds of people to flee affected villages and beaches, authorities said.
Read more »
Thousands of Tourists Evacuate Greek Island Rhodes Amid Fiery BlazeMore than 10,000 tourists visiting the Greek island have started evacuating via the sea as wildfires burn across the east side.
Read more »
Blaze rages out of control on Greek island of Rhodes, forcing evacuations including from 2 resortsA large blaze burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for the fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations.
Read more »
2,000 people including tourists evacuated as a wildfire rages on the Greek island of RhodesA large wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for a fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations including two seaside resorts.
Read more »