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A mum has told of her horror after desperately fleeing her Rhodes hotel with her husband and two children just hours after arriving on the Greek Island as the wildfire raged on.
Mum-of-two Jodie, 32, and husband Matt, 35, had flown out from Manchester but were forced to quickly run for their lives from their hotel in Kiotari, cradling their children before jumping on a boat and abandoning their suitcases on the beach.
They had only arrived at around 1am on Saturday at the Princess Andriana Resort and Spa but within a few hours, experienced a sudden power cut before 'air raid sirens' sounded and they were told to 'run to the sea'.
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"We ran to the beach, dragging our cases and the kids. The smoke was thick and black and the heat was immense. We left the cases after a few steps and the baby's pram," Jodie, originally from Lancashire, said.
"Out of the smoke a boat then turned up. I had push my daughter through the bars on this boat and then my son. We just wanted our babies to get to safety.
"They let me on but were shouting it was for women and children only at first. Waiting for Matt nearly tipped me over the edge. We couldn't breathe and we had towels over our mouths. My daughter was screaming 'I don't want to die'."
Amid scenes of chaos and devastation on the beach, the boat departed and sailed through the thick clouds of smoke before arriving at Lardos Beach. The heat was an unbearable 43C.
Moving on foot, the family then managed to catch a bus to nearby Lindos before a taxi was able to take them to Faliraki and then on to Rhodos. Luckily, they had kept their passports with them when they abandoned their suitcases.
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