PICTURES: Holidaymakers arrive at Schiphol after returning from Rhodes
Thousands of people are being evacuated from Greek islands today after wildfires spread across the region.
Repatriation flights have been dispatched to the Greek islands to rescue Brits who have been stranded. Jodie, 32, and husband Matt, 35, had flown out from Manchester but were forced to quickly run for their lives Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell suggested there are not evacuations taking place on the Greek island of Corfu.
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