according to afp. a government minister said emergency teams were fighting flames nonstop on dozens of fronts. fires are continuing to burn on several of the greek islands as well as parts of the mainland. these are the latest pictures from rhodes they give you a sense of the intensity of what firefighters are dealing with. the largest greek island, crete, has also been put on high alert. this is italy, where the main airport on the island of sicily was briefly closed as flames and smoke began to approach the runway. an international group of scientists has said, the current conditions, would have been virtually impossible without human caused climate change. and our reporter, azadeh moshiri, joins us now from rhodes. just describe what is like you are and what you are seeing and the stories people are telling you. i’m stories people are telling you. i m not if ou stories people are telling you. i m not if you can stories people are telling you. in not if you can
are unlikely to cover the costs of a cancelled trip. earlier i asked a travel expert whether it s still safe for people to be travelling to the region. yes, it is safe to be travelling to the region, we are only talking about a small part thankfully of rhodes itself that has been affected. however i think it is important for anyone who is planning to travel to the region, to think about the potential consequences and the impact it has on the infrastructure of a small island like rhodes, obviously we are seeing less impact so far on other islands but in terms of rhodes itself, when more travellers go in, and when passengers go in it is putting more pressure on hospital, road and transport infrastructure, and that of course is something the island doesn t necessarily want to see at the moment when it is focussed on trying to deal with the crisis. find trying to deal with the crisis. and as we said trying to deal with the crisis. and as we said in trying to deal with the cr
meaning insurance companies are unlikely to cover the costs of a cancelled trip. we are nowjoined by paul charles, founder and chief executive of the pc agency. is it safe to travel, with so many holidaymakers being evacuated? yes, it is safe to be travelling to the region. we are only talking about a very small part of rhodes that has been affected. however, it is important for anyone planning to travel to the region to think about potential consequences and the impact it has on the infrastructure of a small island like rhodes. we are seeing less impact so far on other islands. in terms of rhodes, when more travellers go into an island like that, it is putting potentially more pressure on hospital, road and transport infrastructure. that is something the island doesn t necessarily want to see at the moment when it is focused on trying to deal with this crisis. , ., , ., focused on trying to deal with this crisis. ,., ,., ., ., crisis. the uk government so far not issuin: cri
crashed on the island of evia. at least two people have been reported to be on board. the plane was among at least three aircraft and around 100 firefighters battling with the flames on the island. the greek prime minister has warned of tough days ahead. these just the pictures of the moments before the plane actually came down. let me take you from that to these pictures from roads, it gives you a sense of the intensity of what they are dealing with. more emergency flights to repatriate tourists are expected to land. the largest greek island crete has been put on high alert. the prime minister said his country and others in the mediterranean were in the hotspot of climate change and warned it was a crisis the entire world would have to face. these are the scenes in italy where the main airport on the island of sicily was briefly closed. flames and smoke began to approach the runway. international panel of scientists has said the current conditions could not possibly have hap