A fire fighting aircraft drops water over a wildfire close to village of Vati in southern Rhodes on July 25, 2023.
Greece battled to contain wildfires on the island of Rhodes for a seventh day on Tuesday, as hundreds of tourists who had been forced to evacuate in previous days were expected to fly back to their countries.
Greece is often hit by wildfires during the summer but climate change has led to more extreme heatwaves across southern Europe, raising concerns that tourists will stay away.
Wildfires also raged on the island of Corfu, off the west cost of Greece, and Evia island, near the capital of Athens.
Civil protection authorities warned of extreme risk of wildfires in Rhodes and on the island of Crete on Tuesday.
Persons:
Rhodes
Organizations:
Reuters, Rhodes
Locations:
Vati, Rhodes, Greece, Europe, Turkey, Slovakia, Gennadi, Corfu, Evia, Athens, Crete