19,000 people evacuated from Rhodes as wildfires blaze for sixth day
A man carries a child as they leave an area where a forest fire burns, on the island of Rhodes, Greece, Saturday, July 22, 2023
SOME 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes, Greek authorities said today as wildfires on three fronts continued burning for a sixth day.
The Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection described the operation as “the largest evacuation from a wildfire in the country.”
Local police said that 16,000 had been evacuated by land and 3,000 by sea from 12 villages and several hotels with no casualties reported. Six people were briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems but were later released.
