As fires on the Greek island of Rhodes raged for a sixth day amid high temperatures, thousands of locals have been evacuated as stranded tourists scramble to return home. See below the situation through photos:
A helicopter over a beach in Rhodes. About 266 firefighters and 49 fire engines were on the ground battling the blaze, assisted by five helicopters and 10 airplanes.
People evacuated from their homes are sheltered in a sports hall in Venetokleio in Rhodes. About 19,000 people have been evacuated from the island to safety as the fires continued to spread for a sixth day, authorities said on Sunday.
Evacuated tourists sleep on the airport floor as they wait for departing planes. Tour operators have ordered charter flights to land in Rhodes without passengers to pick up travelers wishing to leave the island.
View of the damage caused by the fires in Kiotari village.
Burned remains of cars. There are fears that the fires will spread on July 24 in five regions: Attica, central Greece, the Peloponnese, western Greece and the southern Aegean.
People watch fires near the village of Malona in Rhodes. The battle to contain the fires has become an international effort; firefighting forces from the Czech Republic, France and Turkey joined the Greek ones.
A fire burns in the village of Trapeza in Diakopto, Achaea, Greece, during what has been called the country's hottest July weekend in 50 years.
