Hundreds of people were stuck on a beach Saturday waiting to be evacuated as a fleet of Greek coast guard boats and private vessels.
More than 200 firefighters and 40 fire engines were dispatched to the island from as far away as Slovakia to help extinguish the fires.
Greek navy vessels were also on their way in what firefighters called the worst fires they had seen in the region. No injuries were reported, according to the Greek Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. Wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes began earlier this week in interior forests but spread Saturday to the coast.Tourists were stranded on a beach in Rhodes as they attempted to escape wildfires Saturday.Tourists being evacuated from Rhodes in an open-air truck as wildfires spread throughout the Greek island Saturday.“The situation in Rhodes is extremely difficult,” said a Facebook post from the Slovak Fire and Rescue Services.
One British woman said she was evacuated from the hotel she was staying at with her sister and daughter, but was stuck on a beach with hundreds of people awaiting rescue.“There’s children, it’s the middle of the day, we are just stuck here with no help. It’s disgusting.”
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