Wind speeds reached up to 80mph, causing flash flooding and widespread disruption across the Greek islandsGreece was hit hard by Storm Bora last weekend, with torrential rain, gale-force wind and intense thunderstorms affecting the islands of Rhodes an…
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Holidaymakers who had to be evacuated from Rhodes last year can get money off for hotel stays.
Holidaymakers who had to be evacuated from Rhodes last year can get money off for hotel stays.
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The photographer Gideon Mendel travelled to Rhodes a month after the fires as part of his Burning World project. He sought to document the impact on lives and landscapesJuly 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded, and Rhodes in Greece was one of many…
As the world heats up, we need to confront what our urge to travel is really rooted in โ and rethink itWhile Rhodes burned, tourists kept flocking in. Homes were being turned to ash, thousands of holidaymakers were being evacuated, and still the visito…
Greece relies on its tourism industry. But intense heatwaves, which have led to wildfires across the country, are making life a misery for thousands of staff who have to work outside โ and killing some of themAndreas Mallis leans into the smoke and win…
Officials and tourism bodies have said that the South Aegean island is ready to welcome tourists after wildfires.
The Greek PM encouraged tourists to return to the island as an “act of generosity” after wildfires.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis acknowledges โinconvenience for visitorsโ after 20,000 people were evacuatedTourists whose holidays on the Greek island of Rhodes were cut short due to intense wildfires are being offered a one-week free stay next year, the Greek pr…
โNo active frontโ in Rhodes, Corfu and central Greece blazes as more than 460 firefighters remain on alertWildfires that have scorched Greece for more than two weeks are under control, but firefighters remain in key hotspots with strong winds still a t…
With the worldโs eyes on Rhodes, campaigners point out the irony of trees being felled for coal across the Mediterranean Sea in Tรผrkiye.
Wildfires have also engulfed popular Greek tourist destinations such as Corfu, Evia and Rhodes.
As thousands are evacuated from the Greek islands of Rhodes and Corfu, there are concerns over the future of Greeceโs future tourist industry as sweltering heat and future wildfires could hinder the viability of Greek tourism.
Drone footage from the island of Rhodes in Greece, which has been hit be a string of fierce wildfires, gives an idea of the scale of destruction left by the blaze. The footage, from the towns of Asklipio and Kiotari, shows the charred embers of several…
The BBC’s Azadeh Moshiri has been to Glystra beach near Kiotari, one of the areas worst affected by wildfires.
People on the tourist island fear the impact of the loss of summer trade after fires that ravaged businesses and homes. EURACTIV’s media partner, The Guardian, reports.
Holidaymakers on the Greek island of Rhodes found themselves evacuated from hotels and sleeping in school halls as wildfires raged nearby. As they make plans to return home, residents and business owners are counting the cost of what will be an expensi…
Residents on the tourist-dependent island fear the blow to trade will be as big a disaster as fires that have ravaged businesses and homesPharmacist Anastassia Pissaka was sitting outside the blackened remains of a cafe in Kiotari, ready to volunteer i…
Jenny Hill reports from the village of Vati in Rhodes, as fires continue to spread across the region.
“Three fires are still ongoing in Rhodes, Corfu and the island of Evia, where the news appeared to be slightly better according to the fire service earlier this morning”, said FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Greece Nathalie Savaricas. “However, hundreds …
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BBC reporter Azadeh Moshiri speaks about a fire spreading in southern Rhodes and being exacerbated by the wind.
There’s no magical solution, says Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Patrick Courtown sounds warning as evacuation flights head to Greek island to rescue stranded BritonsHow bad are the wildfires in Greece โ and what caused them? A visual guideWildfires in Rhodes are a โwake-up callโ on the effects of the climate crisis…
In todayโs newsletter: At least ten hospitalised, and nearly 20,000 relocated from Rhodes โ how Greece is tackling its climate crisisโข Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.Wildfires in Greece were never uncommon but, in rece…
Wedding party make it to Greek island as thousands of holidaymakers and workers continue to be evacuatedThe 2.45pm easyJet flight from London Luton to Rhodes was only a quarter full on Monday โ unusually quiet for the busy school summer holiday period,…
The BBC’s Azadeh Moshiri describes what it’s like for people waiting at Rhodes airport.
Alicia Kearns backs calls for the government to advise against travel to the Greek islandTravel firms that continue to fly tourists to Rhodes have been accused of โprofiteeringโ by a senior Conservative, as ministers faced pressure over official travel…
Travellers say they faced โabsolute chaosโ as they were forced to flee with luggage still at hotelsTui cancels flights to Rhodes as Ryanair continuesDean Mason, 56, from Rothley in Leicestershire, described getting caught up in the Rhodes wildfires as …
Rhodes residents call for help after a wildfire left homes charred in its wake.
As well as tourists, the wildfires have come at a great personal cost to the Greek island’s residents.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis warns parliament that difficult days lie ahead as blazes also rage on islands of Evia and CorfuGreece wildfires โ latest updatesThe battle to contain wildfires across Greece continued for a seventh straight day as firefighters strug…
We were left dazed and disoriented by the blazing spike which had punctured our tourist bubble. Last Monday we were in Lindos, marvelling at its panoramic acropolis and enjoying its beaches. Now it is the site of mass tourist evacuations.
Firefighters in Greece were struggling to contain 82 wildfires across the country, 64 of which started on Sunday, the hottest day of the summer so far. As well as huge blazes on the island of Rhodes, which forced 19,000 people to flee, w…
Greek authorities battle against blazes in four different areas of the country
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Record-breaking temperatures hit the mainland as infernos threaten tourist hotspots.
Latest news: Kyriakos Mitsotakis tells parliament โwe are at warโ as nearly 2,500 people evacuated from CorfuGreece: wildfires break out on Corfu and Evia as 19,000 flee Rhodes blazesTell us: how have you been affected by wildfires on Rhodes and Corfu?…
Firefighters struggled through the night to contain 82 wildfires across Greece, 64 of which started on Sunday, the hottest day of the summer so far. As one of the fires was breaking out on the island of Corfu, the initial glow could be seen from across…
Holiday firm offers refunds as Irish airline reports quarterly profits nearly quadrupled to โฌ663mTui has cancelled all outbound flights to Rhodes up to and including Friday 28 July, while Ryanair said it was business as usual despite the wildfires that…
Footage from the Greek island of Rhodes shows a huge fire and thick plumes of smoke rising, which has forced 19,000 people to flee and threatened resorts and coastal villages. Firefighters were struggling to contain 82 wildfires across the country, 64 …
Greece is grappling with devastating wildfires that have forced thousands to flee their homes and hotels.
No 10 says travel advice for the island may change, as Greece undertakes largest-ever evacuation effortHeatwave โ latest news updatesUp to 10,000 British tourists are stranded on the wildfire-stricken Greek island of Rhodes, according to the UK governm…
The popular tourist island has started evacuations after 19,000 had to leave Rhodes.
โUnconscionableโ to penalise travellers, says Which?, as firms cancel holidays to wildfire hit Greek islandTravel firms and airlines are being urged to reimburse passengers who decide against flying to Rhodes as the Greek island is ravaged by wildfires…
Tourists describe their emergency evacuation and people being covered in ash on the Greek island.
Locals run from burning houses as firefighters battle the wildfire flames on the Greek island.
Some tour operators have cancelled flights to island after 19,000 flee, with Corfu also suffering
Travel companies cancel holidays to Greek island as holidaymakers describe scenes of chaos on beachesBritish tourists said they had been left in โa living nightmareโ 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 has mounted its biggest evacuation ever, moving thousands of men, women and children from villages and resorts on Rhodes as wildfires fanned by…
Tourists left in limbo after wildfires spreading across the Greek island forced thousands to flee hotels.
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 by land and sea on Saturday (22 July), authorities said.
High winds forecast for Sunday are expected to hamper firefighters’ battle to contain a blaze burning out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, where some 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate. “The winds are the main concern,” says FRANCE 24…
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A number of hotels on the Greek island have been evacuated and some tourists have had to flee on boats.
Britons among those forced to flee homes and hotels on Greek holiday islandAs many as 30,000 people were evacuated as wildfires threatened homes and hotels on the Greek island of Rhodes on Saturday.More than 2,000 were rescued from beaches, as flames t…
Greece was undergoing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). An emergency operation took place on the island of Rhodes on Saturday to evacuate over 1,500 people to safety from the wi…
Holidaymakers are being moved from their hotels in Rhodes, as wildfires bear down on the Greek island.
Temperatures have consistently topped 40 degrees Celsius this week across southern and eastern Europe.
Greek authorities were forced to evacuate more people on Thursday after a wildfire in an area west of Athens that had been beaten back grew in strength. Fire tore through trees close to buildings near the village of Agios Sotiras, as water bombers and …
