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Wildfires on Zakynthos an organised plan, says Justice Min Kontonis

Wildfires on Zakynthos an organised plan, says Justice Min Kontonis

Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis who is on the island on Zakynthos to coordinate the firefighting operation referred to an organised plan to create a socially volatile situation in the country, speaking to Athens Macedonian News Agency on Monday.

"It is an organised plan (wildfires on Zakynthos) as those we experienced in the last days in Athens and Cyprus. Only yesterday we had 15 forest fires at the same time on Zakynthos. If this is not an organised plan, what is?"

He referred to the firefighters' huge efforts underlining that "we have damages in farms and not in houses or settlements and this is thanks to the firemens' huge efforts."

Kontonis said that "the damages will be recorded and the fire-stricken will be compensated".

Source: APE-MPE