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Greece will offer a free week’s holiday on Rhodes next year for tourists affected by wildfires that burned for days last month, damaging homes and hotels and forcing thousands to evacuate. <br> Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Good Morning Britain today that the wildfire affected 15% of Rhodes and that the situation is ‘back to normal’ now but authorities ‘understand that it caused some inconvenience for visitors.'<br>During the interview, he said the government would work with local authorities to offer holidays in compensation ‘for all those whose holiday was cut short as a result of wildfires…

next spring, the next fall, so that we make sure they come back to the island and enjoy its natural beauty’.<br>More than 20,000 tourists and locals were forced to flee homes and seaside hotels after the blaze broke out on July 18 in central Rhodes.
Fanned by strong winds, the flames spread to the eastern and southern coast, an area with many beach resorts. <br>Tourism is the main driver of Greece’s economy which emerged from a debt crisis in 2018. Rhodes, a popular holiday destination, benefits from a milder climate, giving the island a long holiday season from April through until the end of November.<br> Pictured: Mitsotakis speaks during a press conference in Cyprus on July 31.

On Wednesday, he appeared by video link to tell Good Morning Britain viewers they would be compensated for holidays cut short by the Rhodes wildfires <br> A wildfire burns in Gennadi village, on island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on July 25, 2023<br> Flames burn a forest in Vati village, on the Aegean island of Rhodes, Greece, on July 25, 2023<br>Mitsotakis said during the interview with Good Morning Britain that wildfires in the Mediterranean are not unusual but climate change has increased their intensity.<br>Greek authorities also said on Wednesday that 45 buildings have been damaged on the island, according to an initial assessment of the Rhodes blazes’ impact. <br>Can Cats Eat Avocado kindly visit the website.

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