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were happening over there and even then fire services and the greek government were appealing for help. european countries sent planes. already in the last few days turkey has sent more planes and a helicopter to help the island of rhodes. we ve had firefighters come from slovakia, poland, bulgaria and a lot of other countries, as well. france and italy sent planes. it s been an international effort to help the people of rhodes here and mainland greece. but it has to be said, that although officials are saying that it is going to be a difficult few days ahead, as you said, the temperatures are still going to rise and there will be a peak on wednesday and thursday, they still want to emphasise that these fires are localised here on the island of rhodes. i m in the south. that s where these fires are happening. mainland greece, where i visited areas in the south and north of athens, those areas again are localised fires and so, in general, officials are saying it is still safe to come

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