Urgent UK wildfire warning as firefighters tell of 'disaster waiting to happen'

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Mixmag).Spain’s meteorological agency has declared that the southern tip of Majorca – which is within close proximity to popular holiday spots Magaluf, Palmanova and Santa Ponsa is on “extreme alert”, while the eastern side is at “extreme risk” of wildfires.Islands Ibiza and Menorca have been placed on “high alert”, while those living on the Greek island of Corfu have already been issued with evacuation notices, following concerns that wildfires may be imminent.The warnings come on the heels of the ongoing wildfires across Europe in recent weeks, and following 19,000 being evacuated from the Greek Island of Rhodes over the past few days.As reported by BBC News, Greece is one of numerous countries currently grappling with wildfires, and so far over 40 people have died due to the conditions.Southern parts of Italy have also been heavily impacted, with fires in Sicily and Puglia being worsened by dry lands and high winds.In a new assessment, scientists have concluded that climate change caused by human behaviour is largely responsible for the alarming heatwaves, and determined that it is an “alarmingly overwhelming” factor (via Evening Standard).This is far from the first time that wildfires and extreme weather conditions have interfered with upcoming music events across Europe in recent years.Last year, Pearl Jam were forced to cancel their show in Vienna after frontman Eddie Vedder‘s throat was damaged by wildfires in France.“To all those who were anticipating a great Pearl Jam show tonight in Vienna, we were too.

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Exhausted families arriving back in Manchester from Rhodes have told of the horrific scenes that left their holidays in tatters, with some fleeing their hotels with just their passports and others forced to endure nights on a school floor with complete strangers.

Wildfires continue to rage on Greek islands as thousands of Brits have been evacuated from areas affected by fires. The island of Rhodes has been particularly hard-hit and a blaze there has continued to move inland, spreading through mountainous forest areas and parts of a nature reserve.

A Scots dad has told how his young family saw flames engulf a hill near the family’s hotel bungalow after a wildfire broke out. Barry Campbell and wife Claire, from Glasgow, were enjoying a relaxing break in Gouvia, Corfu, with their sons Nathan, five, and Connor, four, when they began to smell smoke on Sunday.

Former Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby made an urgent appeal to her fans, asking for prayers for her family who were trapped on boats amidst the devastating wildfires engulfing Rhodes. The 33 year old reality TV star expressed her concern for her mother, Letitia, father, Gary, and younger brother, Nathaniel, who were forced to flee their hotel, leaving all their belongings behind, in order to escape the raging fires.

Wildfires in Greece have led to thousands of people to evacuate from Rhodes as evacuations are set to begin in Corfu.

The UK Foreign Office has issued a travel update for Greece as wildfires continue to blaze. Parts of Corfu and Rhodes were evacuated over the weekend as wildfires swept the islands on opposite sides of the country.

A mum has told of her horror after desperately fleeing her Rhodes hotel with her husband and two children just hours after arriving on the Greek Island as the wildfire raged on.