It’s only 100 degrees in Greece today—a respite from the heat that caused fires across the country and had officials scrambling to evacuate tourists from ongoing fires. Sixty-four new blazes began on Sunday, the hottest day yet this summer.
The most serious was on the island of Rhodes, where six days of flames culminated in the evacuation of 19,000 people by air and sea. Fifty-nine guests also were evacuated from a beach on Corfu on Sunday night, and 2,000 were moved to safety.
Tour operators TUI and Jet2 canceled flights to Rhodes on Monday and instead evacuated 2,700 passengers from Rhodes airport. Thomas Cook has cancelled all trips to Kiotari and Lardos through Monday.
