<span style="color: #222222;">Two people lost their lives after a plane fighting the wildfires crashed on the island of Evia near Athens, Greece. The accident occurred in the town of Karystos on the island where a fire has been burning for several days. Local media reported the plane's wing clipped a tree, with footage showing the small plane plummeting to the ground and exploding after dropping its cargo over the blaze.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, thousands of people have fled Rhodes and Corfu amid blazes ravaging the country.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Blaze in Rhodes prompted the biggest evacuation in Greek history. 20,000 people had to leave homes and hotels over the weekend as the inferno that began a week ago spread, while over 2,000 holidaymakers left the island by plane yesterday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Around 2,500 people have already been evacuated from Corfu, which has been enduring dozens of blazes.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Crete, the largest of the Greek Islands, has been put on high alert because of an extreme risk of fire.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Greece is experiencing its worst July for wildfires on record.</span><br />