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00:00:03this first connection, we hope to be able to
00:00:06connect with you again later. So, let's
00:00:10meet Vivi Gikas now, who is in
00:00:13our connection, because today,
00:00:16friends, relatives and many people will say their last
00:00:20goodbye to the great performer Lakis
00:00:23Chalkias. Vivi, good
00:00:25morning.
00:00:27People have already started to arrive.
00:00:30We understand
00:00:32that a little after 9, the body of one of the greatest
00:00:36performers of our musical tradition,
00:00:39Lakis Chalkias, who passed away at the age of
00:00:4382, arrived here at the first cemetery in the cemetery hall.
00:00:47His body has been laid in state for public viewing, and then at 12:00, the
00:00:50funeral service will follow at the Holy Church of Aghioi
00:00:54Theodoroi, which is located inside the first cemetery. I want to tell you,
00:00:57guys, that he was one of the most important performers of
00:01:01Greek musical tradition.
00:01:05From Ioannina, his family had a history in
00:01:08music, as his father was the great clarinetist
00:01:12Tasos Chalkias. Lakis Chalkias collaborated with
00:01:16the greatest names in the music scene, with Sotiria
00:01:19Bellou, Mikis Theodorakis, Vassilis
00:01:22Tsitsanis, Giorgos Zambetas, Markos
00:01:26Vamvakaris and others during the years of the dictatorship.
00:01:30And the post-junta period, his voice became identified with popular,
00:01:34social and political struggles. I had the opportunity to
00:01:38tell you to to, excuse me, to
00:01:40sing lyrics by great poets, in his
00:01:44album "Pikrameni Mou Genia" (My Bitter Generation), which
00:01:47was released in 1981,
00:01:50he interpreted set to music poems by the great
00:01:53Giannis Ritsos, he promoted and particularly supported
00:01:57folk song, while he also had knowledge of
00:02:01Greek music, something that is also reflected in his
00:02:04book, "2,500 Years of
00:02:07Greek Music." So, here, from the first cemetery, at
00:02:1112:00, friends and relatives will gather to say
00:02:15their last farewell to this great performer.
00:02:18Yes, the voice that kept the soul of Epirus
00:02:21alive, Vivi,
00:02:24at the same time, we hear some songs
00:02:27that will remain
00:02:30forever in history to make us never forget
00:02:34him. Thank you
00:02:37very much. At 12 o'clock, then, the last
00:02:40farewell to Lakis Chalkias. We continue to
00:02:44see what the weather will be like, because
00:02:47on the one hand, our minds are always
00:02:51on the winds, on the fires after what we went through in recent days,
00:02:55but let's not forget that the weekend is coming, people are
00:02:58preparing, as we saw the ships leaving the port full, so
00:03:02we will meet Iliana Koutsoupi, our meteorologist.
00:03:06Iliana, good morning, let's see the weather first.
00:03:09So,
00:03:13we are naturally more concerned about the winds,
00:03:16let's see specifically today, what will happen,
00:03:19initially we have some cloudiness at the moment
00:03:23in Western Macedonia, perhaps there will be
00:03:26temporary rainfall in the afternoon, and... the mountainous
00:03:30parts of the country, there is afternoon instability.
00:03:33Now, as for the winds today,
00:03:37we see gusts reaching 7 to 8 Beaufort in the central Aegean and
00:03:40also in the eastern mainland, meaning Evia and Attica,
00:03:44up to 7 Beaufort in the rest of the Aegean, 6 to 7 Beaufort, and the Ionian
00:03:48Sea does not concern us, up to 4 Beaufort, northwest. So,
00:03:51we see that the northerly winds
00:03:54persist. As for
00:03:57tomorrow, we will have clear weather with temporary
00:04:00clouds and perhaps some rainfall in the mountains in the
00:04:03afternoon. The Meltemi will persist, a little
00:04:07weaker tomorrow, up to
00:04:105-7 in the Aegean,
00:04:13not like today, and the temperature will
00:04:17remain at 36 to 38 degrees in the mainland
00:04:20areas and up to 35-37 in the south,
00:04:23mainly in Crete and Rhodes, that is, a small
00:04:26increase in temperature in...
00:04:32nothing changes, no change.
00:04:35The temperature ranges from 24 to
00:04:3735-36 degrees,
00:04:39possibly reaching 37 locally, and
00:04:42northerly winds in Thessaloniki up to 5 Beaufort, in the Corinthian Gulf
00:04:46and the eastern parts of the prefecture up to 6 Beaufort
00:04:49tomorrow, and in Thessaloniki, the weather is clear,
00:04:53with some clouds in the afternoon and the temperature up to
00:04:5532-33 degrees. This is due to the
00:04:58southerly winds, which reach five Beaufort in the
00:05:02Thermaic Gulf. On Saturday, the
00:05:06weather will again be clear, possibly with some instability,
00:05:10some showers in the afternoon in
00:05:13Macedonia, the central mountains, Western Greece, and the
00:05:16Peloponnese, mainly in the mountains. There, the winds
00:05:20remain northerly. We will continue to hear
00:05:23this for the next few days, up to 7
00:05:26Beaufort in the central Aegean, light winds in the
00:05:30Ionian Sea, and the temperature
00:05:33will remain with a slight increase, up to
00:05:3637-38 degrees in the mainland parts,
00:05:40possibly reaching 39 degrees locally
00:05:43in Macedonia and Thessaly, depending on
00:05:46the topography there, and 32 to
00:05:4934, 35 in the island
00:05:53areas. On Sunday, we should
00:05:56say that clear weather prevails, with again
00:05:59instability in the mountains in the afternoon, mainly in Macedonia,
00:06:03perhaps some showers, but the Meltemi
00:06:07will further intensify, again mainly in the
00:06:10central Aegean and the eastern mainland. There, the
00:06:13gusts, as currently shown by the
00:06:16prognostic models, will reach seven to eight
00:06:19Beaufort. Therefore, an intensification
00:06:23from Sunday is expected. This is the picture for the next few
00:06:27days. The Meltemi
00:06:29persists, that's what we have to say.
00:06:33Iliana, from what I see, from all that you told us, the only worrying thing is
00:06:37the eight Beaufort, which might worry us
00:06:41in the coming days. Temperatures, I think, are
00:06:44wonderful for the season.
00:06:47We are very close to normal levels, two to
00:06:50four, a little above
00:06:54so far we have had a calm summer as far as
00:06:57temperatures are concerned, and we do not
00:07:01expect extremes until next week at least. I hope it doesn't keep them for
00:07:05September, of course, and we melt when we return from our
00:07:08holidays, but okay, we'll see about that for now.
00:07:11πάντως.
00:07:14Thank you very much, and let's go and look at the
00:07:18civil protection map.
00:07:20Here we see that we still have two areas under
00:07:24orange alert, Attica,
00:07:27Evia and Boeotia, from what I see, a part
00:07:30of it, yes, and of course a very large part
00:07:33of the country is under yellow alert, which is level
00:07:37three, but as we have said many times, the
00:07:40risk of fire
00:07:42is very high, it requires great care, it doesn't
00:07:46matter if it's orange or yellow, what matters is to
00:07:49be careful, because from the
00:07:52slightest work, we have seen fires
00:07:55start from a small spark, which then become
00:07:59huge fronts and cause destruction, loss of
00:08:02life and whatever else, anyway, we have seen all these very
00:08:06difficult images these days, so be careful. However,
00:08:10today, the two arrested for the large fire that
00:08:14we experienced in Attica-Boeotia are being interrogated in Thebes. Our
00:08:18colleague, Mary tou Bameri
00:08:20Good morning. The two
00:08:24arrested for the large fire that started
00:08:28on July 31st
00:08:31from Boeotia and reached Western
00:08:34Attica are expected to arrive at the Thebes
00:08:37courthouses at any moment to testify. These are two individuals, the owner of the
00:08:41company that had undertaken the project of
00:08:44constructing the overhead electricity transmission
00:08:46network from the private wind farm
00:08:50to the central DEDDIE network, and
00:08:53also the technical manager of the construction. The day before yesterday,
00:08:57they were brought before the prosecutor.
00:08:59They are accused, they were charged with criminal offenses
00:09:03for four felonies and one misdemeanor, and they are being
00:09:07held until their testimony today.
00:09:11Now, among other things, they are accused of arson in a forest or forest
00:09:14area with possible intent that could cause
00:09:18danger to people, causing damage to
00:09:21public utility facilities, as well as damage to other people's
00:09:24property of particularly high value that serves the common
00:09:28good, such as fire trucks and patrol cars.
00:09:32So we await their arrival at the courthouses, and from there we will see their
00:09:36legal treatment. Indeed, it is a heavy indictment, and we will
00:09:40connect again later to see the latest.
00:09:43Yesterday, of course, we had the inter-ministerial meeting chaired by the
00:09:46Prime Minister, where measures were discussed and subsequently
00:09:50announced, of course, the support and relief
00:09:53measures for those affected by
00:09:56the fires, the financial
00:10:00and everything else that this entails, tax breaks, insurance
00:10:03facilities, and all this in a race
00:10:07against time to support the fire-affected
00:10:11victims. Chrissa Sabatou has
00:10:15prepared a video, let's watch the video and
00:10:17return.
00:10:19Under the diptych of rapid damage assessment and immediate relief for the
00:10:22fire-affected residents of Western Attica,
00:10:27assuring that the state will stand by
00:10:29them. The focus, beyond immediate financial
00:10:33aid, is on supporting businesses and agricultural holdings with a maximum
00:10:36aid limit of €500,000 per beneficiary, suspension of tax and
00:10:40insurance obligations, suspension of foreclosures, suspension
00:10:43of employment contracts, exemption from ENFIA (property tax) and special support for
00:10:47Porto Germeno, Psatha, and Alappokori through the creation of
00:10:50a special SAS program for the next tourist season and
00:10:54myBusiness app for further support. This time, we will move
00:10:57even faster regarding the
00:11:00funding of the reconstruction
00:11:03efforts for the houses that were destroyed, always, of course, within
00:11:07the specific legal framework that is in force.
00:11:11In parallel, the completion of the damage assessment in homes is expected
00:11:15within the next 48 hours, while the start of the anti-erosion and
00:11:18anti-flood works is estimated for September
00:11:2115th. The inspections by the competent teams,
00:11:26which the Minister of Civil
00:11:28Protection visited,
00:11:31a tour of the affected areas of Western Attica was carried out by Nikos
00:11:34Androulakis, and he insisted on the need for timely compensation for the
00:11:38fire victims. The state must support
00:11:40them immediately, by paying the first
00:11:44aid, as well as the total
00:11:47compensation they are entitled to. Civil
00:11:50protection in our country must acquire a
00:11:53different doctrine. We have spent more than 500 million euros in total over the last
00:11:575 years on prevention actions, these are actions that have
00:12:00measurable results,
00:12:03responsibilities for shortcomings in prevention and civil protection are attributed
00:12:07to the government and other parties. The Prime Minister, in a provocative and
00:12:11outrageous way today, tried to present
00:12:14white as black and to present success and measurable
00:12:17results on the ashes. We are all judged by the results, and
00:12:21unfortunately, we are witnessing the same spectacle. We are obliged to
00:12:24have political consciousness, not only
00:12:27political responsibility, because the vicious
00:12:30circle is reproduced. Now we are talking about the destruction from fires, in
00:12:34a few months we will be talking about floods. The Prime Minister, self-satisfied
00:12:37and provocatively indifferent, no highly paid
00:12:41co-responsible person feels the need to foresee, or to
00:12:44protect, or to resign. We see the damage in Porto
00:12:48Germano, where a delegation of the Greek Left Alliance was also present.
00:12:51Unfortunately, once again, natural disasters find the
00:12:55state unprepared. On Thursday, the Minister of Environment will present a detailed
00:12:58overview of the total area that was turned to ashes, which is estimated at
00:13:02approximately 111 acres.
00:13:05So, we saw the package of measures and the political
00:13:08confrontation that has arisen, of course,
00:13:12after the government's announcements. However, let's
00:13:15get to the essence of the matter. We are now
00:13:18on the next day, as we can understand. Mr. Kostas
00:13:21Tsigkas, the president of the officers of the fire
00:13:25brigade, is with us. Mr. Tsigkas, good morning, good morning, and thank
00:13:29you very much for being here today, because all the previous days
00:13:32you were on all these fronts and you were
00:13:35transmitting to us, and we thank you for that, the
00:13:38images and what was happening there with great
00:13:42accuracy. This is the first day that you too can take a breath,
00:13:46in many inverted commas, of course, because the forces remain at all points,
00:13:50on alert, on standby, but we would say that it is the first day
00:13:54that you can take this
00:13:57very important breath that is needed. It is the first day that more changes
00:14:01can be made so that colleagues can
00:14:04rest. Numerically, the resources are the same,
00:14:07they have not been reduced, the changes are also from
00:14:11all over Greece, meaning colleagues have come from northern Greece and from the
00:14:14Peloponnese and from central Greece so that they can
00:14:17rest, because we have, exactly, for the continuation,
00:14:20we have a full month ahead of us. We see that the
00:14:23temperatures are rising, the winds may have subsided, but the
00:14:27Meltemi winds will start again, which had this particularity, they had
00:14:31a longer duration than usual, as meteorologists say, compared to other
00:14:34seasons. All this was reflected in the
00:14:37images. The fire started from Boeotia, and it was not
00:14:41possible, due to the strong winds, for the aerial
00:14:45means to fly for over 35 hours, with the result that all this
00:14:48fire that followed all the mountainous mass with its dense
00:14:51vegetation created enormous problems for the entire mechanism.
00:14:55And the ground forces, as much as they could approach the area,
00:14:59because there was enormous radiation, a
00:15:02load with a thermal dome that repelled everyone, you
00:15:05couldn't get close, intense smoke,
00:15:09there was a huge risk of being trapped, many colleagues were trapped in these
00:15:13fires, they retreated, you also lost colleagues,
00:15:16unfortunately, two brave colleagues were lost in this
00:15:20tragic way. We see that either from
00:15:24the air or on the ground, the forces see the
00:15:27dangers involved in dealing with all these disasters, but that is what we have sworn to do, that is what we will do,
00:15:31we must be the ones who must be on the front line
00:15:35for the protection of life and property. However, we have said before that
00:15:39these fires do not spread and do not acquire such a dynamic if they do not
00:15:43start, and unfortunately we have 40-50 fires
00:15:46every day for various reasons and causes,
00:15:50however, whether by intent or negligence, the damage that can
00:15:53be done is the same, because all of these start from the road,
00:15:57meaning they start from an area that someone can reach, either by
00:16:01intent or by negligence or by something
00:16:04that can be caused by action or omission.
00:16:08And you have also sent us a card, let's see if we can also see the card for all these
00:16:12reasons you are now describing, ah, we can see the
00:16:16reasons first, the data, yes, we were saying before that
00:16:19the fires started from the road, but, exactly, where they
00:16:22spread, there is often enormous difficulty in access,
00:16:26either from the air, as we saw, or from the vehicles, that's
00:16:29why all these must be eliminated. Here, a
00:16:33breakdown of the causes has been made by the
00:16:36Crimes Directorate. Where hot works
00:16:39account for the largest percentage in the
00:16:43activities of our fellow citizens
00:16:46regarding the outbreak of fires. Here we are referring
00:16:50of course to fires that start out of negligence, but the
00:16:54investigative and fire authorities then proceed to
00:16:57arrests. Exactly, with the in flagrante delicto procedure,
00:17:01they are brought to justice, the case file is compiled, the Arson
00:17:04Crimes Directorate immediately goes to the
00:17:07scene, imposes administrative fines,
00:17:10however, the case file that is compiled includes
00:17:14on-site inspections, witness statements, video footage, and
00:17:17findings that prove, document
00:17:21rather, and serve as an indication of something that can be evaluated
00:17:25in the criminal proceedings. You told us that hot works
00:17:28are responsible for 33% of
00:17:31fires, but we also see burning materials, use of open flames at
00:17:3422%. Now, to have such conditions, Mr. Tsinkas, to
00:17:38have winds of 7-8, 6, 7-8 Beaufort and someone
00:17:42burning weeds, for example, doing agricultural work, or
00:17:45barbecues, or whatever, yes, unfortunately all these numbers that
00:17:49we mentioned earlier correspond to these percentages which create
00:17:53enormous risks, and we have agricultural machinery, I see
00:17:56agricultural work 22%,
00:17:59electrical mechanical failures or vehicles 14%, again
00:18:03a high percentage, it is a high percentage because
00:18:06we have seen... during the summer, either a
00:18:09car, as happened in Thessaloniki,
00:18:11derailed, with the result that during the process of
00:18:14being removed, its mechanical parts overheated and
00:18:18the fire spread. Some other improvised electrical
00:18:21installations for grills or for any other reason
00:18:25overheat the cables because they are not the correct ones, and the panel
00:18:28or the fuses cannot withstand this great
00:18:32pressure, resulting in the network we saw, possibly, yes,
00:18:35sometimes. There are cigarette butts
00:18:39which have been proven by video footage, there are
00:18:42citizens who, during the summer months, at some
00:18:46parties or events, use fireworks and sparklers, and
00:18:50there is also a small percentage of beekeepers who, from
00:18:53some smokers that are with pine needles to create
00:18:57smoke to enter the hives, do not use a
00:19:00battery, something similar. Okay,
00:19:03some of these reasons are truly.
00:19:08When there is a risk map, when now
00:19:12there is information that the risk is at
00:19:15alert level four, at level five, at level three
00:19:18as well, and some still perform
00:19:22such work, it is outrageous. Unfortunately, it seems
00:19:25that some of us citizens who live in this country do not
00:19:29understand that an action, an omission, an act
00:19:32of ours will bring about a disaster. We see that fires
00:19:36all over the planet now have enormous dynamics and intensity due to
00:19:39the specific climatic conditions that are evolving. For two
00:19:42months in the summer, for two months, let's not do a
00:19:45job, an oxyacetylene welding. Let's do it in the morning when the
00:19:49index is one and two. Our farmers, we are not saying to stop
00:19:53agricultural work because it is also for a living, but let's wait
00:19:56two or three days for the Meltemi to subside and to take our measures if something needs to
00:20:00be done immediately, and to inform the fire brigade so they
00:20:03know where to locate it if a problem arises.
00:20:08card, let's go and yes to the next card if we can
00:20:11see the
00:20:14arrests. Here the arrests are
00:20:17267. Not all have caused
00:20:21fires, but the patrol cars of the fire brigade and all
00:20:24this surveillance that is done either by drones or by patrol cars
00:20:28or by volunteer people and whoever is included
00:20:31in the operational plan, when something is detected, with the
00:20:35in flagrante delicto procedure,
00:20:38we proceed to the arrest, and all these charges that have been
00:20:41filed, unfortunately there are 29 intentional, about
00:20:4511%, and there is also an 89% from
00:20:48negligence by our fellow human beings, who for their
00:20:52own reasons were doing something similar. However,
00:20:55this percentage of 11% of fires that
00:20:59start intentionally is not small, it is not small, no, it is not small, it is surprising
00:21:02how there are
00:21:0529 who were found, who were located, because you know, many times
00:21:09fires, when they start, head to areas that
00:21:12on the one hand do not allow immediate access, as we said before,
00:21:16due to the peculiarity of the geo-environment, but also
00:21:20move in scattered directions where they can destroy
00:21:24the findings. That is why the Arson Crimes Directorate immediately
00:21:28goes to the scene to be able to identify in the first instance
00:21:31anything that can be attributed as the
00:21:35cause and responsibility for a fire starting. And you have also given us
00:21:38some more information about the inspections and sanctions, if we can also see the
00:21:42next card. Here we see that
00:21:46from January 1st to August 5th, we had 670 administrative
00:21:50fines. These are the same statistics we saw in the previous one. This reflects
00:21:54the entire scope of the period, not just the fire-fighting
00:21:57period, because in January, February,
00:22:01March, April, before we enter the fire-fighting period, it does not
00:22:04mean that we can burn our weeds and the fire will spread
00:22:08without taking measures and cause damage to a neighbor's
00:22:12crop, or it can
00:22:15start a fire within an urban area and cause
00:22:18damage to houses. All of us who use
00:22:22open flames must do so even outside the fire-fighting period,
00:22:25provided we take measures and provided we extinguish it completely
00:22:29and then leave. Something that is observed very
00:22:32often, we think that the flame has gone out because it does not produce smoke, but
00:22:36what you see now in the fire in Porto Germano also applies
00:22:40here and in everyday life, because no fire goes
00:22:43out if the temperature of the subsoil does not decrease and become
00:22:47equal to that of the atmosphere, and that is why
00:22:51after one, two, three days, in some fires,
00:22:53flames start again, which
00:22:57can create a problem, and for this reason, fire brigade forces do not
00:23:00withdraw in this context. We are discussing the
00:23:03details of the arrests here. However, regarding what you were saying, Mr. Tsigkas, we also saw
00:23:07fires in the previous period starting from industrial
00:23:10facilities, from factories,
00:23:13unfortunately with casualties throughout the previous period.
00:23:17We also had an explosion
00:23:21at a substation. We will now go to Christos Stratoulakos to tell us more. But stay with us.
00:23:24because it is interesting to see what happens in these
00:23:28cases as well. Christo, good
00:23:30morning. Good morning, Stavros, good morning
00:23:33Tina, everything happened during the night in Arta,
00:23:37where we had an explosion at the ultra-high voltage center in
00:23:41Grammenitsa. Obviously something
00:23:44happened. You see the images with the huge front that
00:23:47occurred inside the unit. Strong firefighting forces were called
00:23:50to the specific spot to deal
00:23:54with the situation. You see
00:23:57that there were also explosions that occurred
00:24:01immediately after the fire broke out. For
00:24:04several hours, the firefighting forces were on site,
00:24:07trying to deal with
00:24:10the specific front. Fortunately, they
00:24:14succeeded in the early morning hours and the specific
00:24:17fire was brought under control, which
00:24:21resulted in several hours, and in some areas even
00:24:25now as we speak, there is no electricity.
00:24:28There are crews that are trying to restore the
00:24:31problem, and we are talking about areas in the lowlands
00:24:35of the Arta prefecture, as well as in mountainous villages where
00:24:39residents were without electricity for hours.
00:24:42However, there are some villages, as we hear, where even now as
00:24:46we speak, the problem has not been restored. And of course, let me tell you that apart
00:24:49from the issue of restoring electricity,
00:24:53because we are in the summer period with a lot of heat and it is
00:24:56necessary for people to have electricity,
00:24:59there is also an investigation into what exactly happened to see
00:25:03what were the conditions under which this specific
00:25:07explosion occurred, which plunged several areas
00:25:10in Arta into darkness during the night and today in the early morning
00:25:14hours. And all the time you're talking to us, Christos, we are seeing images and
00:25:18footage from the explosion. They are
00:25:22shocking. I imagine that
00:25:24fortunately, very quickly, as you said, the firefighting
00:25:28forces rushed there. The entire area has indeed been plunged into
00:25:32darkness. Christos, thank you for now.
00:25:35If we have any new information, we will return. Mr.
00:25:39Tsingas, another incident. These are issues that may potentially
00:25:42be due to a material failure. Anything
00:25:45that requires the use of electricity,
00:25:48whether a network, local or
00:25:51social or any other network, poses
00:25:54dangers. There are issues that are dealt with by
00:25:57the forces where similar issues arise. That's
00:26:01why we said that tremendous attention is required from everyone. Any
00:26:05action that can cause fire can also create a problem. We need
00:26:09to think about it twice. Now, in terms
00:26:12of prevention, to conclude with this, Mr. Tsingas, whether it concerns
00:26:16industrial facilities, as we see here, substations,
00:26:19but also measures that each of us can
00:26:22implement, what do we need to know? In February
00:26:262026, a bill for active
00:26:29combat was passed. This, through the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil
00:26:33Protection, gave tremendous emphasis on the area of
00:26:36prevention. That is, the need was identified
00:26:40to be able to put more weight on this part, and in cooperation with the
00:26:44Ministry of Environment, it regulates specific issues that have to
00:26:47do with integrated management of forest wealth. For
00:26:51example, a pre-planned organic burning collection that
00:26:55needs to be removed, which supports this part of the
00:26:58anti-erosion program with the creation of fire zones,
00:27:01opening of roads for access
00:27:04of more firefighting vehicles, controlled grazing
00:27:08that can occur throughout the year where herders
00:27:12can be directed there so that this dry organic
00:27:15matter that will cause problems and will carry a large load can be
00:27:18removed. But it emphasizes that attention must
00:27:22be paid during the winter by all
00:27:25agencies with the coordination of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil
00:27:28Protection, but also with the Ministry of Environment in cooperation with the forestry
00:27:32service which continues this anti-erosion program, and where
00:27:36there was anti-erosion, as we saw, there was a containment of the fire and
00:27:39it did not need to spread to that point. Thank
00:27:43you very much, Mr. Tsikas, we understand that the battle is won in
00:27:46winter. Anyway, it is fought in winter to be won in
00:27:50summer. Exactly, the cycle of disaster management, the first
00:27:53stage is prevention and the rest are readiness, response
00:27:57and recovery. If we place more emphasis on
00:28:00this part, we will have more resilient societies and we will
00:28:04reduce their vulnerability and we will be able to
00:28:07prevent such incidents so that we don't see these
00:28:11images. Mr. Tsikas, thank you very much for being here with us today
00:28:14for all the information you presented to us, and also for all the previous
00:28:18days. You are always by our side to inform us. Thank you very
00:28:22much and good strength. Thank
00:28:51ferry tickets are a bit high, prefer mainland
00:28:55tourism, it gains
00:28:58friends year by year, destinations are becoming
00:29:01popular, which are accessible
00:29:04by road. We will discuss these with Mr. Themis Bakas, who is connected
00:29:07with us, the president of the Real Estate
00:29:10network. Mr. Bakas, good morning. Good
00:29:14day to you. We've been saying for the past few years that destinations
00:29:18where one doesn't need to travel, either by
00:29:21ship or by plane, are becoming
00:29:24more attractive to many, especially for
00:29:26families, where expenses are higher.
00:29:30You have made a... list of such destinations. Let's
00:29:34see what the affordable destinations are where one
00:29:38can relax for a few days, go on vacation. First, let me
00:29:42tell you the following: According to my data, we see that about
00:29:4557% of our citizens now choose
00:29:49mainland destinations as more affordable
00:29:52destinations to be able to go on vacation. At the same
00:29:56time, we also see that at this moment, about
00:29:5841% of respondents answered that
00:30:01within their residences, they do not stay to cook.
00:30:05I mention this because we are mainly referring to
00:30:08properties and lines of long-term rental platforms. This
00:30:12year, we see that mainland coastal destinations
00:30:15are gaining a lot. The important thing is that we are a country
00:30:19which, within a few kilometers, two or two and a half hours,
00:30:23at this moment, from our main residence, we can really be close to
00:30:26holidaymakers in mainland destinations that have nothing to envy
00:30:30from our beautiful island Greece. I. Let's
00:30:34also look at the cards, I'm sorry to interrupt you, let's look at the cards we have prepared
00:30:37to discuss these. For example, in
00:30:41Western Greece, in Amfilochia,
00:30:4345
00:30:46from 330 euros, while a slightly larger accommodation in
00:30:49Nafpaktos, 60 from 495 euros.
00:30:52Exactly, we are talking about a house that is suitable
00:30:56for a family of four or a group of four friends, and we are talking about five
00:31:00nights, meaning five full
00:31:03days of vacation, and we are leaving