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Travellers at Rhodes airport waiting to leave Greek island

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Thousands of travellers have gathered at Rhodes international airport, hoping to leave the Greek island where firefighters have counted more than 46 new wildfires in the last 24 hours. According to the authorities, more than 30,000 people have had to flee the fires burning across the popular tourist destination in "the largest evacuation operation ever carried out in Greece", where temperatures have reached 45 degrees Celsius. IMAGES

Added on the 23/07/2023 16:27:50 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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