A person who fell and broke a leg during a hotel evacuation and a pregnant woman remained hospitalized, the latter in good condition, authorities said.Ī number of tourists have been waiting to fly back home from Rhodes International Airport. Six people were briefly treated at a hospital for respiratory problems. Local police said 16,000 people were evacuated by land and 3,000 by sea from 12 villages and several hotels. The Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection said it was "the largest evacuation from a wildfire in the country." No further evacuations have been ordered so far Sunday evening. Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from several locations on Rhodes as wildfires burned for a sixth day, Greek authorities said. The most serious fire is on the island of Rhodes. Their ongoing efforts were without the help of firefighting planes and helicopters, which do not operate at night. ATHENS, Greece - Firefighters were struggling through the night to contain 82 wildfires across Greece, 64 of which started Sunday, the hottest day of the summer so far.
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