spell of dry and hot weather has made conditions extremely difficult. firefighters are dropping water from the air to try to extinguish the flames. new fires have broken out and thousands of residents and tourists have fled the flames. and fire fighters are trying to create fire breaks cutting down trees and other vegetation. this satellite image gives an idea of the scale of the task. the fires have spread along the island s eastern coast, and you can see them burning fiercely both to the east and west of the scorched area in the middle of rhodes. some holiday makers who have decided to remain on the island are now having to spend time keeping a watch on the wildfires to check they aren t coming too close. our reporter azadeh moshiri is on rhodes and sent this update. i am outside the village of masari and you can see behind me there s some charred trees. these were olive trees. there are embers to the right of me that are burning, as well. this was a firebreak that was
south east of athens where wildfires broke out monday night. guy de launey is in ljubljana. and imogen foulkes is in switzerland. i started by asking azadeh to bring us up to date on the situation in greece. i don t know if you can see it right now, but some of the winds are being felt here, and that is really complicating the situation for the firefighters within the country, because it makes it that much more difficult for them to get close to the fires and fight them. now, where i am today is the aftermath of those fires. as you can see around me, these hills have been completely decimated. if you were here with me right now, you would not only be able to see the fact that these trees have been burned, but you would be able to smell the ash and feel how hot it is around here. but in other parts of greece, on the other side of athens, fires have still been burning. this is very much a situation where firefighters are having to continue to respond to it. here where i am, t
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