Greece’s Foreign Ministry has activated the Crisis Management Unit to facilitate the evacuation of foreign citizens from the island of Rhodes due to the ongoing forest fires. Furthermore, it will open a HELP DESK at the international airport of Rhodes on Sunday afternoon.
In a series of tweets, the foreign Ministry published several phone numbers where foreign citizens on Rhodes can call.
+30 210 3681730
📌@GreeceMFA CMU additional phone numbers
The Crisis Management Unit has also made available to foreign citizens in need of assistance these numbers:
☎️+30 210 3681259
☎️+30 210 3681350Greek / foreign citizens in danger are asked to contact civil protection directly ☎️ 1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣
— Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (@GreeceMFA) July 23, 2023
Furthermore, and in cooperation with embassies, the Ministry will set up a HELP DESK for foreign citizens at the international airport of Rhodes.
It is expected to start its operation at 5:00 p.m on Sunday, July 23, 2023.
Προσωπικό του Υπ.Εξωτερικών ήδη μετακινείται στη Ρόδο για να εγκαταστήσει από σήμερα 5μμ εντός του Διεθνούς Αερολιμένα Ρόδου Help Desk για διευκόλυνση, σε συνεργασία με τις οικείες Πρεσβείες, της έγκαιρης αναχώρησης επισκεπτών, οι οποίοι έχουν απωλέσει τα ταξιδιωτικά τους έγγραφα
— Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (@GreeceMFA) July 23, 2023
Many tourists were evacuated on Saturday in a hurry and in panic and some of them directly from the beach and some of them do not even have their travel documents by them.
According to latest information, 19,000 tourists and local have been evacuated, among them around 1,200 people who have been evacuated after midnight on Saturday.
Video of wildfires threatening the town of Laerma on the Greek island of Rhodes 22/7/2023 📽️0:30 #Ροδος #φωτια #Κιοτάρι #Λαερμα #Φωτιες https://t.co/Mag7kMVgu2
— Teacher Dude (@teacherdude) July 23, 2023
Forest fires on Rhodes continue also on Sunday with three fire fronts currently active in Apollonas, Kiotari and Gadoura, according to the fire department.
266 firefighters are operating there with 15 water-dropping aircraft from Greece, Croatia, Turkey.
*thumbnail: dozens of evacuated tourists and locals brought in a basket ball hall in Rhodes.
