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Danish tourists evacuated from Greek island due to wildfire
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Danish tourists evacuated from Greek island due to wildfire

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • 74 Danish tourists were evacuated from hotels near Plomari on the Greek island of Lesbos due to a wildfire.
  • Over 130 Swedish tourists are also being evacuated from the island.
  • Firefighters are battling the blaze near Plomari on the southern part of Lesbos.

A wildfire on the Greek island of Lesbos has prompted the evacuation of 74 Danish tourists from their hotels near the town of Plomari. The evacuation was carried out following instructions from local authorities.

Martina Krantz, spokesperson for the travel company Apollo, confirmed the evacuations to DR. The Swedish news agency TT reported that over 130 Swedish tourists are also in the process of being evacuated from Lesbos. Norwegian media outlet VG also reported on the evacuation of Norwegian tourists from the island.

"We have evacuated guests from several hotels as instructed by local authorities. We are now awaiting further information from them," said Beatriz Rivera, communications manager at Apollo, to VG.

More than 50 firefighters are currently engaged in combating the flames, which are raging near Plomari on the southern part of the island. The situation remains active as emergency services work to control the wildfire.

We have evacuated guests from several hotels as instructed by local authorities. We are now awaiting further information from them.

— Beatriz RiveraApollo communications manager, explaining the evacuation of Danish tourists.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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