Corfu sky glows orange as wildfires force islanders to evacuate

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Corfu was hit by a wildfire on Sunday, July 23, prompting evacuation orders for Santa, Megoula, Porta, Palia, Perithia, and Sinies.Sea evacuations involving six coast guard vessels and nine private vessels were carried out to transport people fleeing the wildfires. Corfu becomes the second Greek island to issue evacuation orders after Rhodes.RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “Ana Roesler via Spectee”.Video Location: Angelos Seaview Studios, Corfu, GreeceVideo Recording Date/Time: July 23, 2023 at about 22:00h