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Firefighting plane crashes in Greece, killing both pilots, as island blazes force new evacuations…
RHODES: A Greek air forcewater-dropping plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, killing both pilots, as authorities battled blazes that have been raging for days across the country amid a return of heat…
Greece Wildfires: Wildfires in Greece burn for days, more tourists expected to fly out – Times…
RHODES: Greece battled to contain wildfires on the island of Rhodesfor a seventh day on Tuesday, as hundreds of tourists who had been forced to evacuate in previous days were expected to fly back to their countries.Some 20,000 people had…
Greece wildfire forces more to flee popular island resort Rhodes – National | Globalnews.ca
A week-old wildfire on the Greek resort island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday, forcing more evacuations as strong winds and successive heat waves that left scrubland and forests tinder-dry fueled three major fires raging…
Holiday booked to Greece? Your rights amid Rhodes and Corfu fires
Wildfires on the Greek islands of Rhodes and Corfu are causing chaos for thousands of British holidaymakers.The Greek government said it has evacuated 19,000 people in the "largest ever" wildfire evacuation in the country's…
Greece: Rhodes Island Wildfire Terrifies Tourists During Peak Season, Thousands Flee – News18
Tens of thousands of people fled wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes on Sunday as terrified tourists scrambled to get home. And there were reports of wildfires breaking out on Corfu, another popular Greek island, with land and sea…
Wildfires Imperil Greek Isle of Rhodes, Forcing Big Relocation
Greek Coast Guard vessels on Saturday evacuated hundreds of tourists and locals trapped in seaside villages on Rhodes that were threatened by five-day-old wildfires, moving them to safer parts of the island.A Greek Navy warship was en route…
Rhodes: Greek authorities evacuate some 19,000 people as wildfire blazes on the island of Rhodes…
ATHENS: Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires continued burning for a sixth day on three fronts, Greekauthorities said on Sunday.The Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection said it was…
Tourists flee Greek island Rhodes wildfire, thousands evacuated – Times of India
ATHENS: A wildfire which has raged on the Greek island of Rhodes for six days forced thousands of tourists and island residents to shelter in schools and indoor stadiums on Sunday after they were evacuated from coastal villages and…
Tens of thousands moved to safety on Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires rage
Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes evacuated thousands of locals and tourists from villages in the southeast of the Aegean island, moving a total of around 30,000 to safety, where wildfires were raging out of control for a…