2023-07-24 01:43:00
After a long drought, major fires broke out not only on the islands of Rhodes and Corfu, but also in numerous other regions in Greece. In Corfu, the evacuation of the popular holiday resort of Nisaki began on Monday night. Coast Guard boats brought around 1,000 tourists and residents to safety, state television reported.
Large fires were also reported on Monday morning on the island of Evia, near Karystos, and on the Peloponnese peninsula near the small port town of Egion. There, too, numerous villages were evacuated. No one has been injured so far, the emergency services said.
A major fire raged on Rhodes on Monday for the seventh day in a row. Around 20,000 people from the southeast of the island were brought to safety there on Saturday during one of the largest evacuation operations in the history of Greece. In all cases, firefighting planes and helicopters were used at first light on Monday morning to contain the fires, according to civil defense. (DPO)
Videos show the fire in Corfu
On Monday night, tourists and locals had to be evacuated because of the fire in Corfu.
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