Holidaymakers at a Greek coastal resort were evacuated by boat after it was cut off by wildfires and shrouded in smoke. Fishing boats, coastguard patrol boats and a fire service vessel rescued tourists from the town of Agios Vasileios, west of Athens. Tourists were pictured covering their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs to protect themselves, as they waited on a concrete jetty. Many of the tourists waiting to be rescued from the coastal resort did not know where they would be takenShe said: "We are down at the beach. Both mainland Greece and some Greek islands have been hit by wildfires in recent days, leaving firefighters battling on multiple fronts on Friday.