British tourists have been forced to flee a wildfire-stricken Croatian island on little boats after hotel staff abandoned them.
Tourists were pushed into the sea by a wildfire after receiving no help from hotel staff or holiday organiser TUI on the island of Brac, according to holidaymakers.
A British man has told how guests at the Gava Waterman Milna Resort leapt into the sea to escape a fire ripping through the island.
They were only saved after a flotilla of around 50 local boats came and picked up the stranded holidaymakers.
Visitors were told at 10pm local time that the fire posed no danger and
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