Great destruction in the swimming pool of Koufalion, in the municipality of Chalkidonos, unknown persons caused, who literally unplugged the entire electrical installation, while also causing significant damages throughout the area.

The incident happened perceptible today by employees of the municipality of Chalkidonos. The perpetrators entered the swimming pool, which is closed during the winter months, over the weekend and stole all the cables from both the outside and the inside, broke doors, frames and even the solar water heaters, in order to take pieces of copper.

According to mayor of Chalkidon Stavros Anagnostopoulos, with a first estimate, the damage amounts to around 40,000 euros. “These circuits have ravaged the place. They cause very serious damage while the time required to restore them is long,” Mr. Anagnostopoulos told Voria.gr.

The deputy mayor of Culture is expected to inform the police authorities and file a lawsuit against unknown persons.

The swimming pool during this time it was out of service, but within the next interval, maintenance work was to begin to reopen in the spring. This is not the first incident that has occurred in the municipality of Chalkidonos.

The same was noted a few weeks ago at the Gephyra gym, where again strangers had twice stolen the cables. According to the mayor, in the past cables were stolen from a pumping station, as a result of which the settlement was left without water for two days.

“This situation cannot continue. The Police must deal with these circuits. It is not a phenomenon only in our municipality. It’s a scourge. He wants organized control”, points out Mr. Anagnostopoulos.