(Security): Rhodes Wildfires prompt Biggest ever Greek fire Evacuation

Locals and tourists fled hotspots on the Greek island of Rhodes on Sunday, July 23, 2023, as firefighters battled a blazed that had sparked the country's largest-ever fire evacuation. And authorities reported that this is the biggest fire evacuation ever in Greece, where an area of over 30,000 people were evacuated.

Firefighters were bracing for high winds that have been forecast for the afternoon and that could hamper their efforts.

The island of Rhodes is one of Greece's most popular tourist destinations, particularly with British, German and French tourists, many of whom are now being rapidly moved out of the path of the flames.

As Greece has been battered by an extended spell of extreme heat, flames have burned for nearly a week on the island. Temperatures, which reached 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in central Greece on Sunday, were expected to dip on Monday before the mercury rises again for another four-day heatwave.

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