A major repatriation operation is under way after fierce wildfires forced thousands of holidaymakers on the Greek island of Rhodes to flee their hotels and seek refuge on beaches and at the island’s airport.
Rhodes' state of emergency was lifted earlier this week by Greek authorities
Around 19,000 people are so far understood to have been evacuated from fire-affected areas of Rhodes, with the fires burning fiercely in central areas of the island. Separately, evacuation orders have also been enacted on the islands of Corfu and Evia.
The fires follow a fortnight of intense high temperatures across the Mediterranean, from Spain in the west to Turkey in the east. Temperatures tipped 45C in parts of Italy and exceeded 40C in Greece.
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