UK minister declines to advise people not to travel to island despite Greece undertaking largest-ever evacuation effort
Up to 10,000 British tourists are stranded on the Greek island of Rhodes, the UK government has said, as wildfires sweep across the popular holiday destination.
A Foreign Office minister declined to advise people not to travel on Monday, suggesting instead that they contact their tour operator.
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