BREAKING: Evacuations ordered for Corfu areas due to wildfires Live updates: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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So: hundreds are sleeping on the floors of schools, sports centres and the airport, waiting for news. Greece's tourism minister, Olga Kefalogianni, told Sky News that"overall, the island is functioning very well".There were three main areas of evacuation in Kiotari, Lardos and Lindos, as shown on the map below.Why is Rhodes on fire?
Travel firm TUI has cancelled all outbound flights to Rhodes"up to and including Tuesday", it has said.In a Sunday evening update it also said that people due to travel on Wednesday will be"offered a fee free amend to another holiday or the option to cancel for a full refund". A new statement says:"We know the situation for many currently in Rhodes is very difficult so we are doing all we can to help customers and provide assistance.
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