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Thousands of travellers have gathered at Rhodes international airport, hoping to leave the Greek island where firefighters have counted more than 46 new wildfires in the last 24 hours. According to the authorities, more than 30,000 people have had to flee the fires burning across the popular tourist destination in "the largest evacuation operation ever carried out in Greece", where temperatures have reached 45 degrees Celsius. IMAGES
Hundreds of migrants are trapped in limbo on the Greek resort island of Lesvos, and are living in increasingly squalid conditions. Diane Hodges reports.
Hundreds of migrants are trapped in limbo on the Greek resort island of Lesvos, and are living in increasingly squalid conditions. Diane Hodges reports.
Pope Francis leaves the island of Lesbos, the migration flashpoint he first visited in 2016, after calling the neglect of migrants the "shipwreck of civilisation". IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives on the Greek island of Lesbos for a high-profile visit to put pressure on a controversial EU deal with Turkey to tackle an unprecedented refugee crisis. IMAGES of Pope's arrival at airport
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