Civil Protection forces continue to battle the blaze on Rhodes, stated Fire Brigade's spokesperson Yiannis Artopios in an emergency briefing on Sunday adding that all the firefighting forces are striving to save the settlement Asklipiio. 
A firefighting force comprised by 10 firefighting aircraft and 8 helicopters, two of them holding a coordinating role, took off early on Sunday to assist the forces operating from land. 
A total of 49 fire engines with 266 members crew and 16 teams of firefighters on foot as well as water trucks and volunteers are battling the blaze.
Very important is the assistance of the international missions. A total of 31 firefighters from Slovakia with 4 water trucks, two French firefighting aircraft, two Turkish aircraft and an aircraft from Croatia are in Rhodes.
Referring to the messages via the emergency number 112, he said that six messages have been sent for the organised evacuation of areas which was completed during night.

Evacuations on the island began on Saturday night, in the largest such effort Greece has ever seen. Initial police reports spoke of nearly 19,000 people evacuated preventatively, of whom 16,000 were transported by land and 3,000 by sea.

The strong winds and flames at points reaching 5 meters, the Dodecanese Islands Police Directorate said the following villages and towns were evacuated for preventative reasons: Kiotari, Gennadi, Pylonas, Laerma, Lardos, Lindos, Kalathos Malona, Asklipio, Pevkos, Massair, Haraki, and visitors at hotels in these areas.
Special needs individuals were evacuated by police vans, but most were transported on tourist buses, Port Authority vessels, and private boats requisitioned by the Port Authority.