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| Greece fires in maps and satellite images show extent of damage | Greece fires in maps and satellite images show extent of damage |
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| Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and abandon holidays on Greek islands including Rhodes and Corfu as fires spread across the region. | Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and abandon holidays on Greek islands including Rhodes and Corfu as fires spread across the region. |
| In Rhodes a black scar has been scorched across the middle of the island to the southern town of Kiotari. | In Rhodes a black scar has been scorched across the middle of the island to the southern town of Kiotari. |
| Satellite images show the extent of the damage to the popular holiday resort. | Satellite images show the extent of the damage to the popular holiday resort. |
| The flames have destroyed many homes and businesses in the town. | The flames have destroyed many homes and businesses in the town. |
| Rhodes fires map | Rhodes fires map |
| The fires have been burning since last week on Rhodes, where temperatures have reached 45C, and the whole island has been put into a state of emergency. | The fires have been burning since last week on Rhodes, where temperatures have reached 45C, and the whole island has been put into a state of emergency. |
| More than 20,000 people have fled the flames on the island since the weekend, Greece's largest-ever wildfire evacuation. | More than 20,000 people have fled the flames on the island since the weekend, Greece's largest-ever wildfire evacuation. |
| Some 16,000 people have been transported across land and another 3,000 evacuated by sea, police say. Others have had to leave by road or use their own transport. | Some 16,000 people have been transported across land and another 3,000 evacuated by sea, police say. Others have had to leave by road or use their own transport. |
| They include thousands of tourists who had to make for temporary shelters like sports stadiums before getting the emergency planes laid on by travel companies. | They include thousands of tourists who had to make for temporary shelters like sports stadiums before getting the emergency planes laid on by travel companies. |
| But with Greece in the middle of a long spell of extreme heat that has increased the risk of wildfires across the country, Rhodes is not the only place that has been affected. | But with Greece in the middle of a long spell of extreme heat that has increased the risk of wildfires across the country, Rhodes is not the only place that has been affected. |
| Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the country is "at war" with the wildfires and warns it faces "another three difficult days ahead" before temperatures are expected to drop. | Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the country is "at war" with the wildfires and warns it faces "another three difficult days ahead" before temperatures are expected to drop. |
| Rhodes wildfires are 'like a biblical catastrophe' | Rhodes wildfires are 'like a biblical catastrophe' |
| How climate change affects heatwaves and wildfires | How climate change affects heatwaves and wildfires |
| In Pictures: Wildfires in Europe and North Africa | In Pictures: Wildfires in Europe and North Africa |
| The Civil Protection Ministry warned of an "extreme danger" of fire in six of the country's 13 regions on Wednesday. | The Civil Protection Ministry warned of an "extreme danger" of fire in six of the country's 13 regions on Wednesday. |
| Civil protection minister Vassilis Kikilia says fire crews have been fighting more than 500 fires across the country over the past 12 days - including in Midea on the mainland. | Civil protection minister Vassilis Kikilia says fire crews have been fighting more than 500 fires across the country over the past 12 days - including in Midea on the mainland. |
| On Wednesday night, citizens in areas around the central Greek cities of Volos and Lamia threatened by new outbreaks of wildfires were told to move to safety. | On Wednesday night, citizens in areas around the central Greek cities of Volos and Lamia threatened by new outbreaks of wildfires were told to move to safety. |
| Fires across Greece mapped | Fires across Greece mapped |
| Thousands of people have also been evacuated on Evia and Corfu, while Crete - another major holiday destination and the largest of the Greek Islands - is on high alert. | Thousands of people have also been evacuated on Evia and Corfu, while Crete - another major holiday destination and the largest of the Greek Islands - is on high alert. |
| Satellite images show smoke blowing from fires on the blackened hills near Kassiopi in the north of Corfu. | Satellite images show smoke blowing from fires on the blackened hills near Kassiopi in the north of Corfu. |
| The situation in Greece is the result of a heatwave across southern Europe and northern Africa that has helped create dry conditions and also let fires take hold in Sicily, Croatia, Algeria and Tunisia. | The situation in Greece is the result of a heatwave across southern Europe and northern Africa that has helped create dry conditions and also let fires take hold in Sicily, Croatia, Algeria and Tunisia. |
| The situation would have been "virtually impossible" without human-induced climate change, scientists say, adding it has made the heatwave in Europe 2.5C hotter. | The situation would have been "virtually impossible" without human-induced climate change, scientists say, adding it has made the heatwave in Europe 2.5C hotter. |
| More than 40 people have died in Algeria, Italy and Greece as result of the fires - the majority, 34, in Algeria. | More than 40 people have died in Algeria, Italy and Greece as result of the fires - the majority, 34, in Algeria. |
| By Chris Clayton, Dominic Bailey, Tural Ahmedzade and Kate Gaynor | By Chris Clayton, Dominic Bailey, Tural Ahmedzade and Kate Gaynor |