Hundreds of British holidaymakers are returning to the UK on repatriation flights following wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes.
According to Foreign Office estimates, between 7,000 and 10,000 British tourists could be on Rhodes, a popular holiday destination.
The wildfire had been confined to the island’s mountainous centre but, aided by winds, very high temperatures, and dry conditions, it spread toward the coast on the island’s central-eastern side.
A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed on Monday that a team arrived on Rhodes to support travel operators in bringing Britons home.
But the government is not discouraging British citizens from travelling to the island, saying that the wildfires are only impacting “a limited area in Rhodes.”…