Rhodes plunged into state of emergency as wildfires ravage island and ‘extreme danger’ alert issued for six other regions of Greece
Greek authorities have issued a ‘level 5 -extreme risk’ alert for wildfires for six other regions in the country.
Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry has said that some areas of Attica, Central Greece, the Peloponnese region, Western Greece, Thessaly and Central Macedonia are at risk. The entirety of Rhodes is now under a state of emergency after several days of wildfires - forcing thousands of holidaymakers and locals to flee their accommodation.Crete, the Peloponnese, Ionian Islands, Western Greece, Thessaly, and Central Macedonia are also at ‘very high risk’ of fires breaking out.
Temperatures in Greece could reach as hot as 46C. People are being told to remain indoors during the hottest period of the day and use fans or air-conditioning to stay cool. The over-40s temperatures aren’t set to last - with forecasters predicting a drop of between six to eight degrees in the next couple of days.Thousands of British people are still believed to be stranded on islands like Rhodes, although tour operators and airlines are laying on repatriation flights to take holidaymakers home.while attempting to drop water on a fire.
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