it s not further detail. we know yesterday and loss of the causes in this case is that people were trying to escape from billowing smoke, toxic smoke, flames that had been propelled by the wind created by storm door, that was making things very hazardous. people were jumping things very hazardous. people werejumping into the ocean, if you can imagine the horror of that situation, to seek that shelter. these were people who were scared. 14 people had to be rescued by the united states coast guard. what s making it difficult for news media and those on the ground is that for quite a bit of time they were unable to get through both because of the flames bellowing across and also the smoke since federal authorities have made, for example, local helicopters available and other resources, the us government have been helping scoop that what out of the ocean, drop it onto the fire zones from above. that has meant that a corridor really has opened up for emergency
carried out in our country. that was a fire services team in greece. 0ur correspondentjenny hill is at rhodes international airport. well, what really strikes you hear is just how exhausted and how well, what really strikes you here is just how exhausted and how emotional people are. there must be several hundred people at rhodes airport. there is very limited seating so most of them are just squatting or even trying to sleep on the floor. some of the people have told us they have been here since the early hours of the morning, waiting for a handful of flights back to britain tonight. although actually, i ve just met a woman who sat very, very tearfully telling me that she hasn t got a flight home until wednesday but she doesn t want to go to a evacuation centre, doesn t want to try another hotel and they are very booked up because she is worried that the fires will simply spread further. the greek minister for tourism is here at the airport. we had a very brief word with her earli
on the floor. some of the people here told us they ve been here since the early hours of the morning, waiting for a handful of flights back to britain tonight. although actually, i have just met a woman who sat very, very tearfully, telling me that she hasn t got a flight home until wednesday, but she doesn t want to go to an evacuation centre, doesn t want to try another hotel and they re very booked up because she is worried that the fires will simply spread further. the greek minister for tourism is here at the airport. we had a very brief word with her earlier. she told us that 19,000 people, locals and tourists, have been successfully moved out of danger, out of those fire zones. she said there d been no injuries during the course of those operations. she also told us that the authorities are setting up a help desk, here at the airport, for any british citizen who has lost, misplaced their documents or passport during those evacuation operations. that was jenny that wasjenny h
of danger, out of those fire zones. she said there d been no injuries during the course of those operations. she also told us that the authorities are setting up a help desk, here at the airport, for any british citizen who has lost, misplaced their documents or passport during those evacuation operations. jenny mentioned greece s minister for tourism. and i m pleased to say we can speak to her now. the for tourism. and i m pleased to say we can speak to her now. for tourism. and i m pleased to say we can speak to her now. the line is dro -|n~ we can speak to her now. the line is dronping in we can speak to her now. the line is dronping in and we can speak to her now. the line is dropping in and out, we can speak to her now. the line is dropping in and out, but we can speak to her now. the line is dropping in and out, but we - we can speak to her now. the line is dropping in and out, but we can - dropping in and out, but we can speak to 0lga kefalogianni. thank you for being o
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