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
sparking a civil war. iran backed the houthi rebels, while saudi arabia backed the internationally recognised government and launched a coalition, backed by the uk and us, to restore it to power. the effects of the fighting since then have been devastating. by the start of last year, an estimated 370,000 people had died as a result of both fighting and the effects of malnutrition. the un estimates that at least 11.5 million people have been displaced since the start of the conflict. and 24.1 million people that s 80% of the population are in need of humanitarian aid and protection. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin sent this special report from the city of taiz. yemen s young know nothing but war. eight years on, the guns are quieter, but a generation bears the scars. and if there s one place that shows their suffering, it s al rasheed street, a frontline neighbourhood in the city of taiz. it s home to badr al harbi, who s seven. he and his brother hashim
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For thousands of holidays cancelled or disrupted as the heatwaves continue across europes. we ll look travellers rights, and the impact on the industry. the international montary fund raises its prospects for global growth this year, but warns the world economy isn t out of the woods yet. welcome to world business report, i m ben thompson. we start in greece where wildfires have swept across the island of rhodes. airlines and holiday companies are scrambling to bring back those affected, while some flights to the island have been cancelled. up to 10,000 british tourists are there, with many more booked to travel in the coming weeks. and with more record temperatures forecast, there are renewed travel alerts and extreme weather warnings. but the uk government has so far not issued guidance against all travel to the region, meaning insurance companies