Greek hotels evacuated because of forest fires ATHENS, Greece — Raging forest fires sent smoke billowing into hotels on the island of Rhodes, prompting the evacuation of more than 2,000 tourists, the Fire Service and municipal officials said. Authorities said the measure was taken as a precaution and affected hotels in the Asklipios area, near the southeast coast of the island popular with British and other European vacationers. “Three hotels were evacuated as a precaution, mainly because smoke from the fire had created an unpleasant atmosphere,” said Haralambos Kokkinos, the South Aegean regional governor. “The evacuation was orderly and there were no problems. The tourists were taken to the nearby coast and will remain there until the smoke clears. Conditions have already improved and it’s likely that the tourists will...
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