Wildfires in Greece: British Tourists Cut Short Holidays on Rhodes and Corfu

The Foreign Office has updated its travel guidance, urging people traveling to affected areas to ensure they have appropriate insurance and to check with their hotel and travel operator before traveling.

On Tuesday, several flights left Greece to bring holidaymakers back to the UK, with Jet2 operating nine flights from Rhodes and EasyJet canceling outbound package holidays to Rhodes until Saturday.

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to advise against travel to Rhodes unless it is essential, in order to help with travel insurance claims.

On Monday, Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell said up to 10,000 Brits were on Rhodes in total, including tourists in unaffected parts of the island.

However, some tourists have chosen to leave the island, with one pilot urging passengers at Gatwick to get off the plane before takeoff.

The fires, which are said to be highly dangerous and unpredictable, are taking place in populated areas on the mainland and a number of islands.

The government's advice is to check with hotel and travel operators before traveling and to have appropriate insurance.

While some politicians and travel operators have criticized the government's guidance, others have praised the Greek government for its efforts to combat the fires.

London North Eastern Railway is offering free travel to holidaymakers returning from Rhodes and Corfu.

In total, up to 10,000 Brits are believed to be on the Greek islands, including those in unaffected areas.

While the situation remains fluid, the Foreign Office is urging caution and advising travelers to check with their hotel and travel operator before traveling and to have appropriate insurance.

As wildfires continue to ravage parts of Greece, the country's prime minister has warned that the next three days will be difficult.

More than 35,000 hectares of forest and other land have been scorched by fire in Greece in the last week, according to the World Wildlife Fund for Nature.

In response to the ongoing crisis, the Greek government has implemented measures to help those affected by the fires.

Customers who have travelled to the islands within the past 24 hours can use a service between 25 July and 7 August, but must present a stamped passport and airline boarding card.

Coach company National Express is also offering free travel to those who arrive at a different UK airport than the one they flew out from.

The most serious fires are currently developing in Rhodes and Corfu, with the Greek island of Crete also facing an extreme risk of fire.

In an update, fire brigade deputy chief Ioannis Artophios said that two Greek air force pilots had died after a water-bombing plane crashed on the island of Evia while fighting wildfires.

The pilots were named as 34-year-old Cdr Christos Moulas and his co-pilot, 27-year-old Pericles Stefanidis.

The Greek government has been criticised for its handling of the wildfires, with many blaming years of mismanagement and budget cuts for the current crisis.

However, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that there is no "magic defence" against the ongoing wildfires, and that the planet is facing a climate change "hotspot" in the Mediterranean.

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