Britons forced to evactuate Rhodes have praised Greek families for opening their homes and helping out during the difficult times. Holidaymakers saw their getaways turn to disasters as the idyllic island has been savaged by wildfires. But locals have been supporting tourists in churches, schools and even their own property. […]
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Wildfires devouring swaths of Algeria’s Mediterranean coast have killed 34 people over two days, the Algerian authorities said on Tuesday, as an extreme heat wave sears North Africa, Southern Europe and the sea between them. The dead include 10 soldiers who were aiding rescue efforts across Algeria’s forested Kabylia region, […]
An aircraft involved in firefighting efforts in Greece has crashed, according to the country’s fire department. According to Greek media reports, the incident occurred over the village of Karystos on the island of Evia, near Athens. At the same time, thousands of Britons have been deported from Rhodes, with latest […]
CNN — Smoke from more than 1,000 wildfires burning across Canada has wafted over the northern US, bringing poor air quality and pollution that threaten residents’ health to northern US cities including Chicago, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chicago, Minneapolis and Detroit, Michigan, are now among at least three major US […]
A couple who were caught up in the Rhodes wildfires were forced to walk their two children through the ‘apocalyptic’ island as they battled to be evacuated. British father Nick Stafford, 40, his wife Vicki, also 40, and their two children, seven-year-old Emilia and 11-year-old Louis, faced ‘utter chaos’ after […]
The temperature gauge reads 40 degrees Celsius and it’s hot as hell on a mountain side in Rhodes. There isn’t a cloud in the sky, just the smell of old fires and a wisp of wood smoke. I am surrounded by a forest of charred bushes and trees. Suddenly a […]
Terrified British tourists were forced to march up to eight miles with their luggage and children in scorching temperatures to escape wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes in a ‘Dunkirk-style’ rescue, they have revealed. Rhodes – one of Greece’s top destinations for tourists from Britain and Germany – has been turned […]
A father of two from Kent today revealed how he is £10,000 out of pocket after his family holiday to Greece was ruined by wildfires as thousands of Britons being evacuated also face missing out on any compensation. Holidaymakers fleeing the crisis on Rhodes have described chaos and confusion as […]