Greece carries out its biggest ever evacuation as wildfires rage on Rhodes

Fire department says 19,000 people have been moved on island where blazes are spreading uncontrollably

Greece mounted its biggest evacuation ever, moving thousands of men, women and children from villages and resorts on Rhodes as wildfires fanned by high-speed winds raged for a sixth day.

The country's fire department said 19,000 people had been moved, mostly tourists from hotels, as blazes continued to spread uncontrollably on three fronts across the Aegean island. About 16,000 had been transferred by land, the rest by sea.