 New satellite photos have revealed the horrifying devastation wreaked by wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes. The blazes have raged for a week, prompting Greece's largest ever disaster evacuation at the height of holiday season. More than 19,000 people have been rescued from the island so far. But as the first British nationals began to arrive home on Sunday, thousands more remained stranded at Rhodes International Airport waiting for flights to leave. There are further reports of Brits being forced to wade into the sea to escape the fires, with others forced to sleep on the beach as anger mounts over the 'inadequate' response to the chaos. The UK government has said it is 'actively monitoring the fires in Rhodes' and that it remains in close contact with local authorities. A Rapid Deployment team, including members of the British Red Cross, has also been deployed by the Foreign Office to assist British holidaymakers at the airport. However, airlines TUI and Jet2 have cancelled flights to the island until at least Wednesday, with easyJet announcing two repatriation flights to be sent tomorrow and a third on Thursday. Satellite images show the extent of the destruction on the island paradise (Picture: Planet Labs PBC/AP) To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Conor Cullen, 45, told MailOnline he and his wife Danielle, 41, and their two daughters, have been 'left to fend for themselves'. The family were evacuated from their hotel in Kiotari at 4pm on Sunday and taken to Gennadi. Danielle said: 'When you're watching a movie and you just think that's never going to happen. Last night showed these things happen and we really were fighting for our lives trying to get on the boat.' More than 10,000 Brits currently remain stranded in Greece, as high-speed winds fan the flames amid soaring temperature){kind=link}
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New satellite photos have revealed the horrifying devastation wreaked by wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes.
The blazes have raged for a week, prompting Greece’s largest ever disaster evacuation at the height of holiday season.
More than 19,000 people have been rescued from the island so far. But as the first British nationals began to arrive home on Sunday, thousands more remained stranded at Rhodes International Airport waiting for flights to leave.
There are further reports of Brits being forced to wade into the sea to escape the fires, with others forced to sleep on the beach as anger mounts over the ‘inadequate’ response to the chaos.