The Bowrey family were ordered to leave their rented villa near Lindos overnight on Saturday after receiving an emergency alert on their phones
A British family spent a night sleeping on the floor of a school after being evacuated from a wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes.
Finlay, 23, who was holidaying with his parents having recently attended his COVID-delayed graduation, said he managed"45 minutes" of sleep on the floor.The school was turned into an evacuation point due to wildfires Speaking about the evacuation, she said:"As we were driving to the evacuation point, we could see the smoke and there was a red hue in the distance."It looked like the whole island was on fire."But they face the possibility of delays, as hundreds of others tourists attempt to leave the island.
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