The Foreign Office warned on Friday of “significant” travel disruption for those hoping to leave Greece by either flight or ferry.

There are currently around 10,000 British holidaymakers in Kos, and in the “low thousands” in Bodrum, according to the Association of British Travel Agents (Abta). However the true figure is likely to be higher, as this excludes independent travellers.

TUI, which owns Thomson and First Choice, said that a "handful" of its customers were among those injured.

Kos Airport was closed on Friday morning, but later reopened with delays meaning that even those who already had flights booked to leave were caught up in the chaos.

“Tour operators are working alongside the local authorities to assess the damage, and will make arrangements to move customers should structural damage be found to their accommodation,” a spokesman for Abta said.

Tourists leap from balconies as buildings collapse

Hundreds of revelers were in or near the popular White Corner Club in the old town of Kos when the building partially collapsed.

At least five other people were seriously injured on Kos as tourists and local residents scrambled out of buildings, some even leaping from balconies.