Greece wildfires force mass evacuations 

Wildfires burning across Greece are forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from some of the country’s most popular holiday destinations

NORTH MACEDONIA
BULGARIA
ALBANIA
GREECE
TURKEY
CRETE
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Karystos
AEGEAN SEA
Athens
Thessaloniki
Rhodes

Corfu: Nearly 2,500 people evacuated as fires break out in north of island

Rhodes: Fires force 19,000 people to leave their homes in Greece’s largest ever such evacuation. Tour operators begin flying holidaymakers home

Evia: Residents in four villages told to evacuate to town of Karystos, west of fire area


100km 60 miles

Sources: Greek Civil Protection, BBC, Reuters
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