A shocking video shows a luxury hotel before and after the devastating wildfires in Greece.<br /><br />The video, filmed by tourist Sarkawt Fairouzi, shows holidaymakers enjoying the sun by the pool and the burnt remains of sun loungers and umbrellas after the blaze. <br /><br />Sarkawt, 41, and his family were staying at the luxury five-star hotel Lindos Imperial on the island of Rhodes, Greece, when the fires broke out. <br /><br />Sarkawt said: "Every morning we would wake up and ash would be falling from the sky. <br /><br />"Everyone was there: children, families. The smell of burning wood was really strong."<br /><br />Sarkawt and his family from Gothenburg in Sweden were evacuated on July 21 to a nearby town when the wildfires surrounded the hotel. <br /><br />Two days later, when the situation was no longer dangerous, Sarkawt and his family <br />returned to the hotel and were confronted with devastating scenes.<br /><br />The pool area had been completely ravaged by the fire with only charred remains of sun loungers and umbrellas left behind.<br /><br />The family, who runs an employment agency, was unable to get their belongings before evacuation although luckily they weren't damaged by the fire. <br /><br />Sarkawt added: "The hotel was destroyed. The whole pool area was gone. All the chairs and umbrellas. It was very sad."
