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Fire department says 19,000 people have been moved on island where blazes are spreading uncontrollably

Emergency response teams successfully suppress fires and assist Greece in challenging conditions.

Extreme weather has forced people to flee their homes in Greece and China

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Temperatures to remain high in Italy, Greece and across the Balkans even as heatwave eases in France and Spain

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.

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.

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

Temperatures to remain high in Italy, Greece and across the Balkans even as heatwave eases in France and Spain

Some 30,000 people, including tourists, have been moved to safety as wildfires on Greek island of Rhodes rage.

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.