Over 15 areas in northern Corfu are to be evacuated, including Porta, Sinies, Megoula, Kentroma, Santa and Kalami. The travel agencies Apollo and Tui tell SVT Nyheter that their guests on the island are not affected, but that they are following the situation closely.
The fire is said to have broken out on Mount Pantokratoras and is spreading in several directions, writes ERT News.
Hundreds of Swedes have been evacuated on Rhodes this weekend as a result of heavy forest fires. Several travel agencies have also canceled their trips to the island.