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"More welcoming than ever" Rhodes fully functional
Wildfires prompted the evacuation of more than 20,000 visitors and caused disruption to many on holiday on the island. But the Greek government have announced that the remaining villages that had been evacuated as a precaution are safe for residents and visitors to return to.
Tourism officials have stressed that Rhodes remains "more welcoming than ever", and that only a very limited number of the hotels in the fire-affected south of the island remain closed.
A statement by the said:
It also announced an initiative to return the personal effects of evacuated guests who returned home without their luggage, free of charge, if the hotel they were staying at is a member of the association.
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The statement added:
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Around 2.6 million people visited Rhodes last year. And with so many tourists already on the island, the evacuation process was widely reported in the international media and highlighted in social media posts of those affected.
The hospitality and generosity of locals during the evacuation process was widely praised.
Some spoke of residents opening their homes to visitors, while others spoke of local heroes.
One family said the experience had "restored their faith in human kindness".
Others described how schools had been stocked with provisions and sleeping facilities to accommodate evacuated tourists.
Also, tourists shared their experience on television.
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