Families evacuated in the night had to leave belongings behind.
Jet2 Holidays cancelled all bookings to the island on Sunday and said it would send empty planes to bring stranded Britons home, while Tui said it would cancel all flights and holidays until Tuesday. Meanwhile, fellow travel firm easyJet confirmed on Twitter that its flights would continue as normal.
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