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UK holidaymakers are among thousands fleeing from the raging wildfires that are spreading across the Greek island of Rhodes
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UK holidaymakers are among thousands fleeing from the raging wildfires that are spreading across the Greek island of Rhodes
Feel that there is nobody there to support them. that is a story i have had from other people as well and that anger is really directed at the airlines. they feel that the airlines. they feel that the airlines didn't have enough staff from the beginning of the day but as repatriation flights have been arriving, they haven't been given the support they need. of course, there is the foreign office's rapid deployment team here to help connect airlines and passengers together to make this process a little easier. but when you've been through trauma like a bat, you are going to feel like a bat, you...
Safety. that is what they have been focusing on. jet2 cancelled all its flights and are using planes to get people back home. the same with easyjet. and for tourists, who had been through so he had been sleeping in airports, conference rooms, schools, they are going to going to want to see support after what they have been through. when i spoke to someone from the hellenic red cross, which response to situations like this regularly, she said this was not normal, it was devastating. that is why the british cabinet is deploying a rapid deployment team. some british red cross workers are arriving...
Us out are from the news. jet2 and tui have cancelled flights to rhodes, but airlines are flying british nationals out with two repatriation flights organised by easyjet leaving today. the greek tourism minister called for perspective and said the island's fire service was in control. we remain very vigilant. our very brave firemen are working around the clock to ensure that the fire doesn't get out of reach. as i said, currently, it's10% of the island in rhodes that has been affected. the foreign office has sent a rapid deployment team of five, and four british red cross responders to rhodes ...
Up in touch with their operator, keep up with the news. people may want to return earlier than they originally planned and the foreign office is helping people with that, as are some of the operators. british airways will be flying out a plane this week which will be bigger than its needs with the intention of bringing home more people than they bringing home more people than they bring in. the foreign office has been issuing advice to people, they say they have been working with the greek authorities and airlines, travel companies and they say a rapid deployment team is on its way. that is th...