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Today in Focus

Climate crisis up close: a week of wildfires in Rhodes

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Holidaymakers on the Greek island of Rhodes found themselves evacuated from hotels and sleeping in school halls as wildfires raged nearby. As they make plans to return home, residents and business owners are counting the cost of what will be an expensive recovery. Rachel Hall reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Today, the catastrophic cost of the wildfires in Greece.

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So we probably arrived around, up past 10, 11 at night.

1:17.2

And the first thing we know is that it's really hot.

1:21.2

Like in the 30s, in the evening, and we're like, oh gosh,

1:24.2

this is what it's going to be like in the evening, what it's going to be like in daytime.

1:30.2

But yeah, so you know, arrived in the hotel and just looked forward to the following day.

1:37.2

Maserat Dar was on holiday in Rhodes last week with her partner and their children.

1:43.2

After months of tight work deadlines, A levels and university exams,

1:47.2

they've been really looking forward to relaxing.

1:51.2

So we were always like in the pool and we'd arrange to do some diving.

1:58.2

One of those glass bottom boats where you can jump past and see fish.

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