Thousands of Britons flown from Rhodes to UK - as wildfires burn 10% of land on the Greek island
Tuesday, 25 July 2023 Thousands of Britons have been flown back from Rhodes - with new estimates suggesting 10% of land on the Greek island has been burned by wildfires.
Planes take off from Rhodes airport as people wait to depart the Greek island in the terminal. Repatriation flights have been taking people home, leaving the concourse less crowded and passenger numbers at a more normal level. Wildfires ripped through the island over the weekend, forcing...
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Ongoing Wildfires in Greece , Threaten Athens and Drive Steep , Increase in Carbon Emissions.
On July 27, wildfires reached the edges
of Athens, Greece, as strong winds
drove flare-ups across the..
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With fire crews scrambling to keep fires on the Greek island of Rhodes under control, vast swathes of the island appear blackened and charred from the blazes. Greece has been fighting deadly wildfires..
Wildfires have devastated Italy and neighboring Meditteranean areas, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. Over forty deaths have been recorded and the fear that casualties will increase rises as..
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