The massive Rhodes wildfires in Greece have prompted the largest evacuation operation for a fire in the country's history, with around 30,000 people evacuated, authorities say
Before midday, temperatures had already reached 38°C. Winds were low but are notoriously variable in Rhodes, as in other Greek islands.
Some of the evacuated, including tourists, are being accommodated in other hotels, gyms and a conference centre. Greece’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it is coordinating with embassies to assist those who might have left their travel documents behind during the evacuation. Authorities have designated an unprecedentedly large part of the mainland, the whole eastern part of central and southern Greece, plus the islands of Evia and Rhodes as well as large swaths of the southwest, as Category 5, the highest for risk of fire outbreaks on Sunday.Temperatures are expected to reach 43°C in the capital, Athens, Sunday and 45°C in the interior plains of central Greece.
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