day today. just a little spark and fly and set off a new fire in dry undergrowth or the use or something like that, so this is something the fire brigade is working very hard to try and prevent. there a sense of cautious relief that the situation is not as bad as it was a few days ago, but everybody remaining on a state of high alert. just ago, but everybody remaining on a state of high alert. state of high alert. just talk us throu~h state of high alert. just talk us through how state of high alert. just talk us through how this state of high alert. just talk us through how this is state of high alert. just talk us through how this is impacting l state of high alert. just talk us i through how this is impacting the business and economy of an island like rhodes, we have various things at play, agriculture, tourism, how does that plane to each other? this has been a does that plane to each other? this has been a big does that plane to each other? try 3 has been a big blow to
authorities say the outlook is improving for firefighters on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia. live now to rhodes and our correspondent, bethany bell. a very good afternoon to you in rhodes. what s the latest? what a very good afternoon to you in rhodes. what s the latest? what the fire briuade rhodes. what s the latest? what the fire brigade said rhodes. what s the latest? what the fire brigade said this rhodes. what s the latest? what the fire brigade said this morning - rhodes. what s the latest? what the fire brigade said this morning is - fire brigade said this morning is that across greece there is still around 100 active fires, and around 50 of those broke out overnight. fire crews are still working very, very hard to hear on the island of rhodes, and in the peloponnese to try and control both the new fires and to prevent flare ups of the old fires, because a lot of the ground where some of the old fires took place is still extremely hot, smouldering, embers on the grou
interesting, last night i was in a very crowded tourist area in the old town of rhodes, and one restaurant owner told us there that they need to really work on the image of a smack to tell people that it is ok to keep coming here, that they need to keep coming here, that they need to relaunch themselves. the government has promised to launch a campaign to lure people back to rhodes, but everybody knows that there is still very hot weather conditions and that fires could break out again. this is a complicated position for people here. there has also been a lot of damage to the landscape. we are told that around 50,000 olive trees have been destroyed here on rhodes in the fires, and 2500 animals and beehives have been destroyed. fires, and 2500 animals and beehives have been destroyed. bethany bell on the greek island have been destroyed. bethany bell on the greek island of have been destroyed. bethany bell on the greek island of rhodes, have been destroyed. bethany bell on the gre