Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis expressed the government’s thanks to the firefighters working on the fire fronts through SKAI and the show “Kalimera” with Giorgos Autias. “A very big thank you, the overall efforts are more than superhuman, to be at every point to protect above all human life which is also the main concern of the governments, collectively of the state”, he said characteristically.

On the occasion of the fire in Rhodes, Mr. Marinakis noted that “the images are shocking, the evacuation plan that started yesterday, fully aimed at protecting human life, is ongoing and fortunately there are no casualties. It was in Rhodes unprecedented participation of the volunteers, the people of the Security Forces. They were the protagonists of the effort being made to evacuate thousands of people from homes and hotels.”

“It is an unprecedented fire front that lasts for several days and has rekindled. Unprecedented weather conditions. There are more than 300 firefighters in Rhodes and others and many aerial vehicles are being added. We are in a day of extreme danger across the country, the state is on high alert. It is a particularly dangerous day, following many difficult days. We also have to be careful so that there are no other large outbreaks. The state must be prepared with more forces and means,” he added.