Greek fishermen joined a dramatic mission to rescue dozens of tourists trapped on Crete’s coastline as wildfires continue to rage across multiple holiday islands.
Footage captured the moment rescue boats battled huge waves from winds of up to 100mph and thick smoke to reach 29 people stranded on a beach in the Agios Pavlos area and haul them to safety.
The group, including children and elderly people, had fled to the shoreline after their hotel caught fire.
According to the Greek Coast Guard, 17 people were rescued in an initial operation before a further 12 were brought to safety in a second mission,
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