Thousands spent the night outdoors, or in schools and indoor stadiums after they were evacuated Read more at straitstimes.com.
forced thousands of tourists and island residents to take shelter in schools and indoor stadiums on Sunday after they were evacuated from coastal villages and resorts.
The Greek authorities said the evacuation effort was among the biggest the country had ever conducted. Coastguard vessels and dozens of private boats carried more than 2,000 tourists from beaches on Saturday after the wildfire, which has burned for nearly a week, was fanned by strong winds and rekindled along the south-eastern part of the island.
“We have between 4,000 and 5,000 people now accommodated at different structures,” Mr Thanasis Virinis, a vice-mayor of Rhodes, told Mega television on Sunday, calling for donations of essentials such as mattresses and bedclothes.The evacuees, including residents from the villages, were housed at hotels, indoor stadiums, conference centres and school buildings, fire brigade spokesman Ioannis Artopoios told Skai radio.
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