Thousands of Brits have been evacuated from the island
Wildfires continue to rage on Greek islands as thousands of Brits have been evacuated from areas affected by fires. The island of Rhodes has been particularly hard-hit and a blaze there has continued to move inland, spreading through mountainous forest areas and parts of a nature reserve.
Maps and satellite images have shown the areas of Rhodes impacted by the wildfires. On Google Maps you can check where the wildfires are and it currently shows the two inland areas affected by major wildfires, Eleousa and Laerma.Meanwhile a satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the extent of the fires, stretching from the south coast to the heart of the island.
The Foreign Office has yet to issue any warnings against travel to the affected Greek islands, however, holiday operators continue to cancel flights and holidays. An easyJet pilot warned 37 passengers on a 180-capacity plane heading to Rhodes from Gatwick on Monday that it was a “bad idea” to travel to the island, the BBC reported.
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