Rhodes wildfires: up to 10,000 Britons stranded on Greek island No 10 says travel advice for the island may change, as Greece undertakes largest-ever evacuation effort The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023
British tourists describe fleeing for their lives from Rhodes wildfire: ‘It was hell on earth’ Tourists are forced to shelter in schools, stadiums and alternative hotels as wildfires engulf swathes of popular holiday destination The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Wildfires: Is it safe to travel to Greece right now? Travellers on package holidays enjoy better consumer protection than people who have booked flight-only deals The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Greece ‘at war with fire’ amid chaotic evacuation of tourists from Rhodes Kyriakos Mitsotakis warns parliament that difficult days lie ahead as blazes also rage on islands of Evia and Corfu The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023
Greece fires – live: Red alert for Crete as British tourists in ‘living nightmare’ on Rhodes and Corfu Tuesday expected to bring more wildfires as ‘extreme fire risk’ issued for Crete and Rhodes The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Morning Mail: New rights coming for casual workers, Australia retain Ashes, Greece wildfires spread Casuals to be given new rights to full-time employment to boost job security; rain ends England’s Ashes fightback; evacuations on the island of Rhodes The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2023
Residents, tourists flee wildfire on Greece’s Rhodes island Authorities transport some 16,000 people across land, with 3,000 evacuated by sea as firefighters battle blaze. Al Jazeera · Jul 23, 2023
Rhodes wildfires: Largest ever evacuation from Greece as 19,000 rescued from island Tourists describe ‘panic’ as fire guts resorts and coastal villages Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2023
‘It was hell on earth’: British tourists describe fleeing for their lives from Rhodes wildfire Tourists are forced to shelter in schools, stadiums and alternative hotels as wildfires engulf swathes of popular holiday destination The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023
Greece carries out its biggest ever evacuation as wildfires rage on Rhodes Fire department says 19,000 people have been moved on island where blazes are spreading uncontrollably The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023
Israeli Firefighting Mission In Greece Concludes Amid Extreme Heat Emergency response teams successfully suppress fires and assist Greece in challenging conditions. Zenger · Jul 23, 2023
CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today Extreme weather has forced people to flee their homes in Greece and China The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023
As Greece burns, we see the existential climate crisis dragged into shoddy UK party politics. That can’t happen A terrible lesson is being taken from the Uxbridge vote. Labour must stick to its green agenda, and decent Tories must raise a voice, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023
Greece fires - live: Evacuation orders for parts of Corfu after Jet2 and Tui scrap Rhodes flights Temperatures to remain high in Italy, Greece and across the Balkans even as heatwave eases in France and Spain The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023
Radio France Internationale · Jul 23, 2023 Greek authorities evacuate thousands as fires scorch island of Rhodes 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.
WEKU · Jul 23, 2023 19,000 people have been evacuated as a wildfire rages on the Greek island of Rhodes Scores of wildfires are burning across Greece. A wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes has forced authorities to order an evacuation of sites including seaside resorts full of tourists.
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023 Greek authorities evacuate some 19,000 people as wildfire blazes on the Greek island of Rhodes Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires continued burning for a sixth day on three fronts, Greek authorities said on Sunday
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023 Greece fires - live: Jet2 and Tui scrap Rhodes flights as firefighters in race to stop inferno spreading Temperatures to remain high in Italy, Greece and across the Balkans even as heatwave eases in France and Spain
Al Jazeera · Jul 22, 2023 Greece faces hottest July in 50 years as heatwave sweeps Europe Some 30,000 people, including tourists, have been moved to safety as wildfires on Greek island of Rhodes rage.
France 24 · Jul 22, 2023 In pictures: Greece faces longest heatwave on record as wildfires force evacuations 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 wildfires raging for five days running.
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2023 Wildfires on Rhodes force hundreds of tourists to flee hotels as temperatures soar Athens to see temperatures exceed 40C until the end of July
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023 Heatwave set to be Greece’s longest as extreme weather continues in Europe Country braces for hottest July weekend in 50 years as firefighters battle 79 forest blazes
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023 ‘It’s brutal’: Europeans tell of sleepless nights and dizzy spells in heatwave People in Italy, Spain and Greece describe their day-to-day struggles in soaring temperatures
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023 Bodies of 4 Pakistanis who perished in massive migrant boat sinking in June off Greece brought home The bodies of four Pakistanis who were among the hundreds who perished in June in an unprecedented tragedy off the coast of Greece have been brought home
WEKU · Jul 21, 2023 Egypt's vanishing village men: Risking it all to get to Europe Egypt now has the highest number of illegal migrants to Europe, lured by smugglers who charge a big fee for a risky voyage by sea. We interview families who had a loved one on the shipwrecked Adriana.