Image source, Caryn Savazzi Image caption,

Caryn Savazzi and her son marking the beginning of their holiday in Cardiff Airport

By Rozina Sini & Jasmine Andersson & Charlene Anne Rodrigues

BBC News

A Welsh family who were taken in by Greek locals when their holiday hotel was evacuated in the Rhodes wildfires said it had "restored their faith in human kindness".

Caryn Savazzi travelled to the island with her husband and sons on Saturday, unaware that their hotel had already been evacuated amid the blaze.

They were taken to a local school, where they were offered a place to stay in a local family's home.

But other Britons remain without a bed.

Many were forced to flee their hotels as the wildfires continued to spread from the centre of Greek island towards its eastern coast where many of the beaches and resort hotels are situated.

Rhodes has been battling wildfires fanned by strong winds since Tuesday and after smoke started enveloping tourist areas, roughly 19,000 people were evacuated from the zone in the path of the fire.