The Irish embassy in Athens has advised any Irish citizens affected by the wildfires in Rhodes to remain alert and follow any instructions from police or local authorities.
HIGH WINDS FORECAST for today are expected to hamper firefighters’ battle to contain a blaze burning out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, where some 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate.
The fires during the night reached the village of Laerma and were burning houses and a church there, while many hotels were damaged by the flames that at some occasions reached the sea. Three coastguard ships led more than 30 private vessels in the evacuation, while a Greek navy boat was heading to the area.
A large part of the island was without electricity as the public power utility PPC shut down the local plant in the south for safety reasons. They also advised Irish citizens to turn their phones on to roaming to ensure that they receive any alerts from local authorities. Anyone in need of assistance is urged to contact the embassy.
Tourists have been flocking to Death Valley National Park, which straddles California and Nevada, to post selfies with a temperature display outside the visitor centre. Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 active wildfires were burning across Canada, with 11.3 million hectares scorched this season by the deadly blazes. Across the border in the US state of Washington, a wildfire burned more than 12,000 hectares in less than a day.
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