The Mayor of Mytilene, Panagiotis Christofas, speaks to “where there is Greece” in SKAI about the problem of water scarcity, which forced him to preach the island in an emergency.

In a state of emergency for a month, the Municipalities of Mytilene and West Lesvos were declared, due to the dramatic decline in water reserves.

The decision was taken at a request filed by the Municipalities of Mytilene and Western Lesvos to the General Secretariat for Civil Protection. The aim is to accelerate procedures for dealing with the crisis due to water scarcity, bypassing bureaucratic obstacles for necessary projects and interventions.

Shortness raises concern about the tourism, agricultural production and daily life of residents, while the lack of compensation for olive growers due to drought adds further pressure to the local community.

It is the fourth consecutive year with low rainfall and in the face of summer growth, due to visitors to the island, stocks will not be sufficient.

The stocks of the 22 inches last year fell at 16.

Indicatively, it is reported that last year they arrived from Turkey. 50,000 more visitors. Due to the alarming situation on April 23, an information document was sent to the government and its reflexes were immediate. On the 28th of the month, the decision to declare emergency on the island was taken.)