 A family of four – including two kids aged six and eight – have spoken of their shock at watching the kids' swimming pool and slides burn down in the Rhodes hotel they were staying at. The family, from Huntingdon, described the hellish scenes they witnessed from their room at the Mitsis Rodos Maris resort hotel – situated six miles from where the fire first broke out – as that of a 'horror movie'. Solicitor Nicola Ellerbeck explained how her husband Matthew, together with their kids eight-year-old Harry and six-year-old Millie, watched in horror as the children's pool located outside their hotel bungalow room burnt down, blowing ash all over their room and engulfing their clothes in the smell of singed smoke. 'It was absolutely terrifying,' Nicola told Metro.co.uk. 'We were trying to keep calm for the sake of the kids but when the hotel staff told us to put on our facemasks and cover our mouths with towels, it felt extremely worrying. 'We could see the trees and sun loungers outside our room burning and heavy smoke damage around the hotel and everyone was panicking. It was as though we were in a living nightmare.' Told to evacuate the hotel, the family – who had arrived on July 19 for a two-week holiday – joined thousands of others who were fleeing the area in the seaside village of Kiotari. The family's fellow holidaymakers watched as thick wildfire smoke drifted over the beach (Picture: Nicola Ellerbeck) They found themselves walking over two hours to get away from the smoke that was billowing behind them. 'The smoke and fire was frighteningly close and everyone was panicking,' added Nicola. 'As we were given no indication of anyone coming to our rescue, we just kept racing ahead. We were walking in 40 degree heat and it was beyond horrific.' For her youngest daughter, in particular, it was a terrifying experience as she was crying 'not only because she was scared){kind=link}
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A family of four – including two kids aged six and eight – have spoken of their shock at watching the kids’ swimming pool and slides burn down in the Rhodes hotel they were staying at.
The family, from Huntingdon, described the hellish scenes they witnessed from their room at the Mitsis Rodos Maris resort hotel – situated six miles from where the fire first broke out – as that of a ‘horror movie’.
Solicitor Nicola Ellerbeck explained how her husband Matthew, together with their kids eight-year-old Harry and six-year-old Millie, watched in horror as the children’s pool located outside their hotel bungalow room burnt down, blowing ash all over their room and engulfing their clothes in the smell of singed smoke.
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