A dad has been hailed a hero after he risked his life to save people
from the raging wildfires in Rhodes during an eight-hour operation. Jonathan Lewis, 62, made six return trips in and out of the danger zone in his hire car - helping several families flee to safety.
Thick plumes of grey smoke billowed from behind the mountain close to the resort Mr Lewis and his family were staying. As the wildfire moved towards the coastal regions of the island on Saturday, Mr Lewis decided he had to help. Heading over the mountain towards Lardos in his rental car, Mr Lewis said it was like driving into "the end of the world". As he drove deeper into the smoke, he could make out beach bars engulfed in flames and more and more families moving away from burning hotels and bungalows. He stopped to pick up a fleeing family and drove them over the mountain to find refuge in a hotel.
Mr Lewis described the "incredible" heat, saying that his rental car's thermometer had climbed to 45C.
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