A weeklong wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes tore past defenses, forcing more evacuations, as three major fires raged elsewhere in the country fueled by strong winds and successive heat waves. Help continued to arrive from the EU and elsewhere.
RHODES, Greece — A weeklong wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday, forcing more evacuations, as three major fires raged elsewhere in the country fueled by strong winds and successive heat waves. The latest evacuations were ordered in south Rhodes after 19,000 people, mostly tourists, were moved in buses and boats over the weekend out of the path of the fire that reached several coastal areas from nearby mountains.
“There were lots of people in Gennadi sent from the hotels — many in just swimsuits having been told to leave everything in the hotel,” he told PA. “As night fell, we could see the fire on the top of the hills in Kiotari. They said all the hotels were on fire.” The army was also helping to set up temporary accommodations on Rhodes, where schools and sporting facilities were opened to help with the effort.
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