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Fire Service battles 53 new wildfires

Most of the 53 new wildfires that broke out in the country in the last 24 hours were "dealt with immediately, in their initial stages," the Fire Service has said in its daily bulletin.

"Powerful ground and air forces … are operating at the fire fronts, the most important of which are developing in Rhodes and Corfu," it said.

More evacuations ordered in Rhodes and Corfu

Authorities have called on people in Plimmiri and Lachania, two southern Rhodes villages, to evacuate in the direction of Apolakkia due to wildfires in the area in a message sent via the emergency number 112.

A short time earlier, residents in Genadi and Vati, also on Rhodes, were ordered to evacuate to Lindos, for the same reason.

Repatriation flights head for Greece as wildfires force tourists to flee

Wildfires burned across Greece on Monday, forcing people to be evacuated from a beach on the island of Corfu while tourists crowded an airport on Rhodes after thousands fled hotels and resorts at the weekend.

Fires burning since Wednesday on Rhodes forced the evacuation of 19,000 people over the weekend as an inferno reached coastal resorts on the island's southeastern coast.

Fire breaks out on the island of Corfu, villages evacuated

A large fire broke out in the northern part of the island of Corfu on Sunday afternoon, adding yet another tourist destination to those affected by large wildfires.

A message was sent via the emergency number 112 for the evacuation of the settlements Santa, Megoula, Porta, Palia Perithia and Sinies.

Owner of Corfu carriage horse that died on street fined €30,000

The owner of a horse that collapsed and died while pulling a tourist carriage through a Corfu street has been arrested and fined 30,000 euros, according to a report by state broadcaster ERT.

The animal died on a public road around noon on Thursday as residents and visitors looked on.

Corfu: Horse pulling tourist carriage collapses and dies on street

Police in Corfu have launched a preliminary investigation into the death of a horse that was pulling a tourist carriage through the island's main town.

The animal collapsed and died on a public road around noon as residents and visitors looked on, according to a report by state broadcaster ERT.

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