British tourist Aaron Fearon describes the mass evacuation from Rhodes as “something out of an end-of-the-world-type film”, as army trucks and helicopters carried tourists out of a hotel where a wildfire raged in the nearby hills Taz_Ali_ reports
Aaron Fearon said that what he saw as his family headed north was like “something out of an end-of-the-world-type film”, as army trucks and helicopters carried tourists out of a hotel whereBut they were able to have a happy ending to their holiday on the Greek island, he said, thanks to the incredible efforts of the hotel staff.
Mr Fearon, his fiancee and his two children, aged seven and nine, had been holidaying in the seaside village of Kiotari, south-east Rhodes, since 16 July, at the five-star Mitsis Rodos Maris Resort. While on a day trip to the nearby town of Lindos on Saturday, Mr Fearon received an alert from authorities urging people to leave Kiotari due to theHe was advised by Mitsis to jump on the next bus to Faliraki, a village on the north east coast of the island.
Mr Fearon and his family were among 500 evacuees who had arrived at the Mitsis Faliraki Beach Hotel, which was already full of guests. DespiteThe family slept on the hotel floor for two nights About 20,000 people had to leave homes and hotels in Rhodes over the weekend as the inferno spread and reached coastal resorts on the island’s south-east, after charring land, killing animals and damaging buildings.
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