Evacuations have begun in Rhodes and Corfu, as flames spread on idyllic tourist destinations during the searing Mediterranean heatwave.
There have been complaints that they have been abandoned by travel reps, with nowhere to go and without transportation.Some operators failed to contact British families who were left walking up to 12 hours in heat of almost 40C on Rhodes.Corfu evacuation order issued after flights to Rhodes cancelled leaving terrified Brits fleeing raging wildfires
"We will be investigating all of that. I think it's important to make the point that virtually all the tour operators and holiday companies have sprung into action in the proper way and I hope that will continue." Holidaymakers are taken away on boats and over land and put into temporary accommodation elsewhere, some without food or water.In total, about 30,000 people have been moved in an operation supported by the Greek army.