Wildfires: Corfu and Rhodes 'in crisis' as fires blaze on islands

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Greece says it has launched the biggest rescue of its kind in response to the wildfires emergency the country is facing.

In Corfu, off the west coast of mainland Greece, the sea evacuation involved six coast guard vessels and nine private vessels.

It comes as wildfires tore across Rhodes, which is to the east of mainland Greece.

Sky's Climate and Energy Correspondent Hannah Thomas-Peter has more.

Get updates here: https://news.sky.com/story/weather-latest-uk-corfu-rhodes-fires-wildfires-heatwave-holiday-updates-12920226

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