2,000 people including tourists evacuated as a wildfire rages on the Greek island of Rhodes
A large wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for a fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations including two seaside resorts ATHENS, Greece -- A large wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for a fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations, including two seaside resorts. About 2,000 people, including tourists, were evacuated by sea, fire department spokesman Yannis Artopios said Saturday evening. He added that the hotels and rented homes evacuated “represent less than 10% of the island's tourist accommodations.” He added that all visitors had been evacuated without incident. Three coast guard vessels, an army lifeboat, a special forces i NFL atable craft and 30 private sailboats helped with the evacuation. Private passenger shipping company Blue Star has offered one of its ships to accommodate some of the evacuees, Artopios said. “Care has been taken to accommodate all those that needed to be taken away f