and hotels on the island of rhodes, as wildfires continue to burn out of control. it s said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. these are pictures from one village in rhodes where houses have been destroyed. three hotels have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. many people are staying in temporary accomodation like this. while others waited in public buildings. the fires have been burning for five days now. the country s deputy fire chief says the blazes in rhodes are the most difficult greece is facing. the budget airline, jet2, says it s cancelled all flights that were due to go to rhodes today. tuigroup says it s also cancelled flights to rhodes until tuesday night. thomas cook has cancelled all holidays to areas of rhodes until 31stjuly. azadeh moshiri reports. these are scenes
the greek authorities have declared a state of emergency in southern rhodes, as firefighters continue to battle wildfi res. greek police say 19,000 people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island. it s said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. the british foreign office has deployed a rapid deployment team including the british red cross to rhodes. they will be based at rhodes international airport to assist with travel documents and liaise with greek authorities and travel operators on the ground. these are pictures from one village in rhodes where houses have been destroyed. three hotels there have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. this is the damage at one hotel.
hello i m lewis vaughanjones. the greek authorities have declared a state of emergency in southern rhodes, as firefighters continue to battle wildfi res. greek police say 19,000 people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island. it s said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. this is the damage from one village. you can see houses destroyed there. three hotels have been burnt down and many others still in danger. this is the damage at one hotel. here you can see cars, buildings and vegetation, all burnt out, going right up to the edge of the sea. and the fires are still burning you can see in this video captured by a tourist, just how thick the smoke is.
for a landslide victory in an election where it ran virtually un opposed, after the main opposition party was disqualified. hello i m vishala sri pathma. greek police say 19,000 people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island of rhodes, as wildfires continue to burn out of control. it s said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. these are pictures from one village in rhodes where houses have been destroyed. three hotels have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. these are some of the latest pictures coming into the bbc newsroom you can see cars have been burnt out alongside buidings and vegetation right up to the sea. many people spent the night in temporary accomodation like this. while others waited in public
greek police say 19,000 people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island. it s said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. some breaking news, and the british foreign office has deployed a rapid deployment team, including the british red cross, to rhodes. they will be based at rhodes international airport to assist with travel documents and liaise with greek authorities and travel operators on the ground. these are pictures from one village in rhodes where houses have been destroyed. three hotels there have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in danger. this is the damage at one hotel. here you can see cars, buildings and vegetation, all burnt out, going right up to the edge of the sea. and the fires are still burning.