Rhodes wildfires are 'like a biblical catastrophe'
As well as tourists, the wildfires have come at a great personal cost to the Greek island's residents.
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Family from Inverurie escapes Rhodes wildfires on rubber dinghy
The Farquhar family from Inverurie were on holiday in Lardos when they were caught in the fires.
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Rhodes fires: Attleborough dad tells of tourist rescue runs
Freight transport manager Jonathan Lewis describes the scenes in Greece as "hell on Earth".
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Greece fires: Holidaymaker 'glad to be back' home in Leeds
A man from Leeds says there was "ash dropping on our shoulders" as he left the burning island.
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Heatwave in US Southwest region to expand east
Some 56 million Americans began Monday under extreme heat alerts as more US temperature records fell.
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Rhodes fires: 'Everyone's on edge' says island resident
Cathy Holloway, who lives on the island, says she does not know whether she still has a home.
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Rhodes fires: Planes sent to collect stranded Britons
Holiday firms are operating flights from the Greek island to help those evacuated after wildfires.
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Locals step in to help tourists after Rhodes fires
Families on the island have offered up their spare bedrooms and sofas to stranded holidaymakers.
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Rhodes fires: Scots tourists sleep on street as blazes spread
One couple from Kilmarnock had to sleep on a mattress in the street after hotels on the Greek island were evacuated.
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British tourists in limbo after fleeing Rhodes wildfires
Families report sleeping on mattresses on the floor and struggling to find accommodation.
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Greece fires: Thousands flee homes and hotels on Rhodes as fires spread
Greece's deputy fire chief says the fires are the most difficult his service is currently facing.
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Heatwave: Italy's major cities on red heat alert
Parts of Sardinia and Sicily will be the hottest in Europe with highs of 46C or 47C.
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