Wildfires in Greece Raise Fears of Tourism Collapse nytimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nytimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As thousands of tourists have fled the flames devouring the Greek island of Rhodes, locals were left with scorched land, and the ashes of the cypresses, olive trees and pines surrounding their empty bars, shops and hotels. Many fear their livelihoods have been shattered for now and perhaps for the future, if the visitors, a core source of income for the island, do not return. “It was green, and now it’s black,” said George Tirelis, who manages some holiday villas in the south of Rhodes, which ar