Greece ‘at war with fire’ amid chaotic evacuations of tourists from Rhodes, Corfu

The latest evacuations came days after incoming infernos on Rhodes forced what officials described as the biggest evacuation in Greek history, which saw 20,000 people moved to the island’s north across land and sea

Firefighters drop water at a burnt field in Kiotari village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes. Picture: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris

The battle to contain wildfires across Greece continued for an eighth straight day as firefighters struggled to extinguish flames amid scenes of pandemonium prompted by the nation’s biggest ever evacuation of tourists on inferno-stricken Rhodes.

With the aid of water-dropping planes, authorities worked around the clock to tame numerous fires.