The popular tourist island has started evacuations after 19,000 had to leave Rhodes.
Some 16,000 people were evacuated by land and 3,000 by sea on the island, according to local officials. Greece's Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection said it was "the largest evacuation from a wildfire in the country".
Some tourists said they walked for miles in scorching heat to reach safety. Dead animals have been seen in the road near burnt-out cars.Holiday company Jet2 has now cancelled five flights to Rhodes, while Tui cancelled all flights there until Wednesday. Meanwhile, the UK Foreign Office says a five-strong rapid deployment team is in Rhodes, along with four Red Cross workers, to assist British nationals and support travel operators in bringing people home.The deputy mayor of Rhodes, Athanasios Vyrinis said some people had slept in cardboard boxes overnight and warned that there were not enough essentials.
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