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‘We are at war’: More evacuations as Greece battles wildfires

A fire fighting aircraft drops water over a wildfire close to village of Vati in the southern part of the Greek island of Rhodes [Spyros Bakalis/AFP]

Thousands of people have been evacuated from the Greek islands of Rhodes and Corfu as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared that the Mediterranean nation was at war with wildfires raging across the country.

On the resort island of Rhodes, one of Greece’s leading holiday destinations, the flames remained out of control for a seventh day, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes and hotels, according to a fire brigade spokesperson.

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