The debate in Parliament – of the political leaders on the fires will not be long, however “it is important to have a better situation on the front of the fires”, the government representative Pavlos Marinakis emphasized to SKAI.
However, he clarified that if there is a meeting on Monday, we will have relevant announcements.

He also pointed out that there is no imagethere hasn’t even been a discussion about change in civil protection leadership.

Referring to the case of Parnitha, he underlined that the first call for a fire at Kliiston Monastery was made at 11:56. “The first aircraft arrived in the area at 12:01 and at 12:05 the second went. However, the fire escaped,” he said.

As he noted, in the last 4 years, aerial means have increased by 50%. Regarding the lack of canisters, he said that the problem is not our country’s but the manufacturing company’s. “As soon as a new production line is installed, Greece will take priority,” he explained.

Mr. Marinakis repeated that the absolute priority is the protection of human lifehowever, the loss of land is also significant.

Regarding the recent fire in Rhodes, he emphasized that the initial estimates were that 176,000 acres had been damaged by the fire. However, according to the official data from the Copernicus system, serious damage has been suffered 14,000 acres.

Commenting on the arson incidents, he stated that when there are many outbreaks the human factor is always considered.