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Travel companies cancel holidays to Greek island as holidaymakers describe scenes of chaos on beachesBritish tourists said they had been left in “a living nightmare” after wildfires caused the emergency evacuation of 19,000 people on the Greek island o…
Fire department says 19,000 people have been moved on island where blazes are spreading uncontrollablyGreece mounted its biggest evacuation ever, moving thousands of men, women and children from villages and resorts on Rhodes as wildfires fanned by hig…
ATHENS (Reuters) — A wildfire which has been raging on the Greek island of Rhodes for five days forced hundreds of people to flee affected villages and beaches on Saturday, authorities said. Coastguard vessels and more than 30 private boats evacuated …
Greek Coast Guard vessels were dispatched to rescue visitors and residents trapped in threatened seaside villages on the large island, a leading tourist destination. Some fled in their bathing suits.
Destinations in Europe such as parts of Greece, eastern Spain, Sardinia, Sicily and southern Italy are currently experiencing the peak of their heat waves.
Britons among those evacuated from hotels and homes as strong winds sweep blaze towards coastMore than 1,000 people were forced to flee homes and hotels on Rhodes after an uncontrolled wildfire swept across the Greek island on Saturday.The fire had bee…
Country braces for hottest July weekend in 50 years as firefighters battle 79 forest blazesThe heatwave engulfing Greece is expected to be the longest in the country’s history, with temperatures forecast to reach a 50-year high for July this weekend.Ko…
People in Italy, Spain and Greece describe their day-to-day struggles in soaring temperaturesWith sea temperatures in the high 20s, open-water swimmer Grabiela Rojas feels it isn’t safe to train in the ocean near Valencia this summer.Rojas, 35, is inst…
Security guards and others say the extreme temperatures in Athens and at other historical sites are dangerous for them and for tourists. The employees are stopping work at noon at least for now.
Tourism sites including Acropolis to close during hottest parts of day as temperatures set to remain over 40CGreece is set to endure its hottest July weekend in 50 years, a top meteorologist has warned, as the country wilts under a prolonged heatwave s…