23 July 2023 , 16:07
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Former Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby has issued an urgent plea asking fans to pray for her family who are currently stuck on boats in the wildfires which have engulfed Rhodes.
Charlotte, 33, begged her fans and followers alike to 'please pray' for her mum, dad, and younger brother who she said were forced to 'run' from their hotel and leave all their belongings behind to escape the wildfires.
The reality TV star shared her increasing concern for her mum Letitia, dad Gary and brother Nathanael on social media as she shared two photos her family had sent her of the fires in Rhodes.
One image, which was taken from the boat the family are currently stuck on, saw the Greek island filled with smoke, while the second photo showed the view from her family's hotel balcony with an blazing red sky in the background due to the soaring temperatures.
"Guys please pray for everyone in Rhodes! My mam, dad, and Nathaniel are there with so many others stuck on boats in the sea," a worried Charlotte wrote on social media.
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Charlotte Crosby begs for prayers for family who are stuck in Rhodes wildfires (BBC / Chatterbox)"Please pray for them. This is the last message I received from her," Charlotte added, referring to her mum's photo of the fires from the boat.
"This was the view from their hotel before they got evacuated. They had to ditch all their belongings and run," she added.
Thankfully, Charlotte returned to her social media platforms a number of hours later to inform her followers that her family are safe and sound amid the ongoing wildfires.
Taking to her Instagram stories, the mum-of-one wrote: "Family are safe. After a lot of travel along with a lot of other tourists, they made it to an area far from the fires and have found a place to stay. Flights are still operating in and out, so they will be home ASAP.
Charlotte shared images of the Rhodes wildfires which her family had sent her (Instagram)"Lets pray the fires end and everyone is safe," she added.
Charlotte's plea comes as thousands of people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the Greek island of Rhodes.
The country's fire service has described the fires as the most difficult it is currently facing amid a heatwave in Europe.
It is estimated more than 3,500 people have been moved by land and sea to safer locations but thankfully, no casualties have yet been reported.