Shocking video shows luxury hotel before and after devastating Greek wildfires
- 9 months ago
A shocking video shows a luxury hotel before and after the devastating wildfires in Greece.
The video, filmed by tourist Sarkawt Fairouzi, shows holidaymakers enjoying the sun by the pool and the burnt remains of sun loungers and umbrellas after the blaze.
Sarkawt, 41, and his family were staying at the luxury five-star hotel Lindos Imperial on the island of Rhodes, Greece, when the fires broke out.
Sarkawt said: "Every morning we would wake up and ash would be falling from the sky.
"Everyone was there: children, families. The smell of burning wood was really strong."
Sarkawt and his family from Gothenburg in Sweden were evacuated on July 21 to a nearby town when the wildfires surrounded the hotel.
Two days later, when the situation was no longer dangerous, Sarkawt and his family
returned to the hotel and were confronted with devastating scenes.
The pool area had been completely ravaged by the fire with only charred remains of sun loungers and umbrellas left behind.
The family, who runs an employment agency, was unable to get their belongings before evacuation although luckily they weren't damaged by the fire.
Sarkawt added: "The hotel was destroyed. The whole pool area was gone. All the chairs and umbrellas. It was very sad."
The video, filmed by tourist Sarkawt Fairouzi, shows holidaymakers enjoying the sun by the pool and the burnt remains of sun loungers and umbrellas after the blaze.
Sarkawt, 41, and his family were staying at the luxury five-star hotel Lindos Imperial on the island of Rhodes, Greece, when the fires broke out.
Sarkawt said: "Every morning we would wake up and ash would be falling from the sky.
"Everyone was there: children, families. The smell of burning wood was really strong."
Sarkawt and his family from Gothenburg in Sweden were evacuated on July 21 to a nearby town when the wildfires surrounded the hotel.
Two days later, when the situation was no longer dangerous, Sarkawt and his family
returned to the hotel and were confronted with devastating scenes.
The pool area had been completely ravaged by the fire with only charred remains of sun loungers and umbrellas left behind.
The family, who runs an employment agency, was unable to get their belongings before evacuation although luckily they weren't damaged by the fire.
Sarkawt added: "The hotel was destroyed. The whole pool area was gone. All the chairs and umbrellas. It was very sad."