![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/dad-fled-four-miles-on-foot-with-kids-7-and-11-through-apocalyptic-rhodes-blaze/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_Exclu-tagged-rhodes.jpg&description=Over 18 hours since one British family were forced to evacuate their £350 a night hotel in Rhodes, they still see no end in sight to their nightmare A British Dad and his wife fled four miles on foot with their two kids, ages seven and 11, in a desperate attempt to find safety amid the devasting wildfires on Rhodes. Nick Stafford, 40, his wife Vicki, 40, seven-year-old Emilia and 11-year-old Louis were four of more than 30,000 locals and tourists who were forced out of their homes and hotels by wildfires on the Greek island. Over 18 hours since they were told to evacuate their £350 a night hotel and leave three of their suitcases behind, the family from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, still see no end in sight to their nightmare. "Around 10pm last night, I think that was the time it's all a bit of a blur, hotel management were running around knocking on doors telling us to evacuate. It was utter chaos out there", Nick told the Mirror exclusively. He continues: "There were a couple of coaches turning up for the people who had packages through EasyJet and hotel workers were being picked up by locals. Eventually, we felt we had no choice but to walk down the coast to the next hotel. It was around 11pm at night and it was 33 degrees." The island was plunged into darkness once night fell due to a power cut earlier in the day, so the family were guided by the torches on their phones with the last bits of battery remaining. "It was pretty apocalyptic and hard work with the kids. Looking ahead was completely dark on the road, but behind us, the full horizon was lit up as far as you could see." After walking six miles, the family managed to hitch a ride from a local for the last two miles and reached the safety of another hotel. "The hotel got gradually and gradually more busy, there must have been hundreds of people. We queued at the one shop in the hotel for two hours for snacks", Nick continues. "Getting hotel breakfast was one-in-one-out and it was a scrum so we gave up){kind=link}
Over 18 hours since one British family were forced to evacuate their £350 a night hotel in Rhodes, they still see no end in sight to their nightmare
A British Dad and his wife fled four miles on foot with their two kids, ages seven and 11, in a desperate attempt to find safety amid the devasting wildfires on Rhodes.
Nick Stafford, 40, his wife Vicki, 40, seven-year-old Emilia and 11-year-old Louis were four of more than 30,000 locals and tourists who were forced out of their homes and hotels by wildfires on the Greek island.
Over 18 hours since they were told to evacuate their £350 a night hotel and leave three of their suitcases behind, the family from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, still see no end in sight to their nightmare.
“Around 10pm last night, I think that was the time it’s all a bit of a blur, hotel management were running around knocking on doors telling us to evacuate. It was utter chaos out there”, Nick told the Mirror exclusively.