Rhodes: Is Tourism Back to Normal After the Wildfires on the Greek Island?
In July 2023, the Greek holiday island of Rhodes was the scene of devastating wildfires. Thousands of residents and tourists were brought to safety in the biggest evacuation operation in the nation's history. DW's Lukas Stege shows you how things are looking on Rhodes several weeks after the catastrophe. He talks to both locals and tourists and everyone agrees: for this island, which is so dependent on tourism, the best thing for everyone is if visitors return home as soon as possible.
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Rhodes is a wonderful place. Please go there and support the people there.
@GreatCityAttractions
6 ай бұрын
it looks amazing
Great video Lucas. Rodos Is the one of the most amazing Greek island.
Eye opening report from Mr. Stege and team of inspiring resilience and sense of community from the people of gorgeous Rhodes inspite of wildfires🔥.
Que bonito video lukas ,como siempre bien entretenidos y esos lugares muy bonitos para ir a pasear
Coming soon. Thank you for this great video!
@mianadeel972
Ай бұрын
Hi
@mianadeel972
Ай бұрын
Beautiful ❤
Hi. I was there during the fire. It was terribile to see this beautiful island on fire and people that live in Rhodes in this terribile situation and we too during holidays. 😔🥺
Been going for 34years, we were there in June,July when the fires were burning, and Sept. Just got back. Its my favourite holiday destination. We love the Greek people
It looks a wonderful place that'll be bouncing back great.
Sustainable tourism and living is very important to avoid those wildfires and safe nature.
Great video Lukas I do think you are right in stating wild fires will keep happening, so I must say I would visit northern European countries otherwise you may find your holiday gets cancelled if the destination is on fire in a southern area of Europe
@kek1287
10 ай бұрын
But nearly their whole economy is dependent on tourism.
85% of all wild fires are the result of human behavior, meaning they were set on fire, intentionally or by accident. I know it is modern to blame everything on climate change, but please try to be honest. The Greek interior ministry reported these numbers not too long ago, so why don't you ? There is also a big difference in how the islands tackle wild fires. On the island of Corfu you will find pre-positioned fire fighters throughout the whole season. They are able to immediately spring into action when a fire is detected and thus are able to contain the fire before it gets out of control. Good example was the fire this year on Corfu, it was extinguished within 24 hours. Last year it was the identical situation. Rhodes does not have this approach and thus fires can get out of control. Rhodes lies in the Aegean which is known for the very strong Meltemi winds during the summer. If there is one thing you don't want it is fire and strong winds, that is a recipe for disaster. So this local guy was right, something needs to be changed on Rhodes. They should clean up the forests and make sure they have pre-positioned fire fighters during the season. And on top of that it would be nice to actively go after the people who cause fires or even set nature on fire on purpose. Most of the times it are actually the fire fighters themselves who do that. They only get paid once there is a fire, so when fires are absent they get very tempted to cause a fire. That way they at least get paid. Solution ? Just pay them during the season. Surely 2.5 million tourists can pay the salaries of these fire fighters through a simple tax system.
@joannedecarolis4613
8 ай бұрын
Excellent and thoughtful comment!
Germans saving Greeks :D What a story!