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Tourists’ Greek Island Getaways Turn Into Evacuations as Wildfires Rage

HELL ON EARTH

An official in Rhodes said the blazes are “out of control” after a week of chaos.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

Published Jul. 24 2023 8:14AM EDT

Firefighter Nektarios Kefalas tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Asklipieio, on the island of Rhodes, Greece, July 24, 2023. — Nicolas Economou/Reuters

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

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