Greece will demolish thousands of illegal buildings in response to the country’s worst wildfire disaster last month.
Prime Minister Tsipras (pronounced Sipras) said Greece must no longer tolerate the illegal construction that has be prevalent in the city dogged by bureaucracy and corruption.
Dozens of people died in the wildfire when they were unable to escape from buildings, and crowds bottlenecking in poorly designed streets.
The demolition of 3,200 buildings will start immediately.