Private boats have joined the Greek coastguard in helping to pick up people from beaches on the east of the island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Greek navy vessels are also reported to be heading to the area, which is popular with tourists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Greece’s deputy fire chief said the fires on Rhodes are the most difficult his service is currently facing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
No injuries have been reported, according to the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection in Greece.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The ministry\u00a0said visitors are being evacuated safely<\/a> from affected areas of Rhodes – which represent less than 10% of the island’s tourist accommodation – and are being redirected to other hotels on the island.<\/p>\n ALSO READ:\u00a0Nigeria\u2019s naira hits record low on black market at N860\/$1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Five helicopters and 173 firefighters are operating in the area, with three hotels in the Kiotari area reported to have been damaged by fire. The areas of Laerma, Lardos and Asklipio were also affected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Deputy fire chief Ioannis Artophios estimated that more than 2,000 people have already been moved by sea to a safer location. He said a ferry is also available to accommodate people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n One British woman said she was evacuated from the hotel she was staying at with her sister and daughter, but was now stuck on a beach with hundreds of others in the severe heat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “There’s just a small shack here and there’s so many of us,” Becky Mulligan told the BBC. “There’s children, it’s the middle of the day, we are just stuck here with no help, it’s disgusting.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Simon Wheatley said ash had begun falling onto his pizza when he was eating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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