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On the floor. some of the people here told us they ve been here since the early hours of the morning, waiting for a handful of flights back to britain tonight. although actually, i have just met a woman who sat very, very tearfully, telling me that she hasn t got a flight home until wednesday, but she doesn t want to go to an evacuation centre, doesn t want to try another hotel and they re very booked up because she is worried that the fires will simply spread further. the greek minister for tourism is here at the airport. we had a very brief word with her earlier. she told us that 19,000 people, locals and tourists, have been successfully moved out of danger, out of those fire zones. she said there d been no injuries during the course of those operations. she also told us that the authorities are setting up a help desk, here at the airport, for any british citizen who has lost, misplaced their documents or passport during those evacuation operations. that was jenny that wasjenny h ....
Of danger, out of those fire zones. she said there d been no injuries during the course of those operations. she also told us that the authorities are setting up a help desk, here at the airport, for any british citizen who has lost, misplaced their documents or passport during those evacuation operations. jenny mentioned greece s minister for tourism. and i m pleased to say we can speak to her now. the for tourism. and i m pleased to say we can speak to her now. for tourism. and i m pleased to say we can speak to her now. the line is dro -|n~ we can speak to her now. the line is dronping in we can speak to her now. the line is dronping in and we can speak to her now. the line is dropping in and out, we can speak to her now. the line is dropping in and out, but we can speak to her now. the line is dropping in and out, but we - we can speak to her now. the line is dropping in and out, but we can - dropping in and out, but we can speak to 0lga kefalogianni. thank you for being o ....
She said there had been no injuries during the course of those operations. she also told us that the authorities are setting up a help desk here at the airport for any british citizen who has lost, misplaced their documents or passports during those evacuation operations. that was our correspondent at rhodes international airport. and here in the uk at manchester airport this is what passengers returning from rhodes have been telling us about their trips. it s been pretty horrendous. where we were staying it wasn t that bad where the hotel we were staying it wasn t that bad where the hotel was we were staying it wasn t that bad where the hotel was with we were staying it wasn t that bad where the hotel was with fires, we were staying it wasn t that bad where the hotel was with fires, on our way back from the hotel you could see a whole cloud of smoke, it was horrible. we could see a whole cloud of smoke, it was horrible- could see a whole cloud of smoke, it was horrible. we had as ....
No injuries have been reported. plumes of smoke can be seen blanketing the island with its many resorts. the fires have been burning for five days now. the country s deputy fire chief says the blazes in rhodes are the most difficult greece is facing. it comes as the country suffers its hottest weekend in half a century. 0ne climate expert says the current heatwave could last up to 17 days making it the longest since records began. in the past hour, our reporter azadeh moshiri told us about the evacuation operations currently under way on the island of rhodes. well, here in athens. i just got off the phone with the fire service moments ago, and he told us that the fire service apologises for any mess, that this is a very difficult operation for them, that they re human and they re trying the best they can in difficult conditions. ....
No injuries have been reported. plumes of smoke can be seen blanketing the island with its many resorts. the fires have been burning for five days now. the country s deputy fire chief says the blazes in rhodes are the most difficult greece is facing. it comes as the country suffers its hottest weekend in half a century. one climate expert says the current heatwave could last up to 17 days making it the longest since records began. our reporter azadeh moshiri told us about the evacuation operations currently under way on the island of rhodes. well, here in athens. i just got off the phone with the fire service moments ago, and he told us that the fire service apologises for any mess, that this is a very difficult operation for them, that they re human and they re trying the best they can in difficult conditions. now, he explained that it s exactly the reason that makes rhodes so attractive to tourists that is making it so difficult for them ....