Tourists evacuated amid Greek forest fire

Hundreds of tourists have been safely evacuated from a hotel on the island of Evia after a large forest fire broke out nearby, Greek authorities said today.

Tourists evacuated amid Greek forest fire

Hundreds of tourists have been safely evacuated from a hotel on the island of Evia after a large forest fire broke out nearby, Greek authorities said today.

The coastguard said some 500-600 residents of the Club Med hotel near Aidipsos, in northern Evia, have been taken to a nearby beach as a precaution, and several ferry boats are removing them to a safer location.

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