Flights have been arranged to get hundreds of Britons out of Rhodes, as thousands continue to flee wildfires on the Greek island - and new evacuations were announced on Corfu
Speaking to Sky News at Rhodes Airport, tourist Tom Mitchell recounted how he and his friend Natalie Taylor were evacuated from their hotel.
He praised the locals for all the help offered to stranded tourists as he and Ms Taylor sat in the airport, waiting for their flight home.Tourists are 'furious' as they take shelter in Rhodes The family is now stranded in Rhodes Town without accommodation and"no information from the authorities"."It got very crowded but we managed to get into a hotel in Gennadi with a room for the children and mums, while the rest of us slept in the lobby."They said all the hotels were on fire."
Many people fled hotels when huge flames reached the seaside villages of Kiotari, Gennadi, Pefki, Lindos, Lardos and Kalathos.In Lindos, famed for an acropolis on a massive rock within medieval walls, a blaze charred the hillside and buildings.
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