Hotels on Greek islands could soon fill swimming pools with seawater in drought fight

Hotel pools connected Greek islands could beryllium filled with seawater this summertime arsenic politicians effort to combat the country's two-year drought.

Proposed caller laws debated successful the Greek parliament this week could pave the mode for pipes to beryllium installed connecting swimming pools astatine coastal hotels with the sea.

The purpose is to prevention shrinking h2o reserves connected galore Greek islands and usage the h2o successful different areas facing shortages.

Elena Rapti, a lawman curate of tourism, told a parliamentary committee connected Monday the authorities "regulates the model for carrying retired seawater extraction and pumping it for swimming pools.

"The focus, of course, is to conserve h2o resources."

Greece has faced acute drought conditions implicit the past 2 years, with the vacation play adding other unit connected h2o resources, particularly connected islands which are fashionable tourer destinations.

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Critics of the connection person raised concerns astir the biology interaction connected coastal regions from what mightiness beryllium pumped retired backmost into the sea.

Meanwhile, wildfires successful Greece person go much predominant successful caller years during progressively hot, adust summers linked to clime change.

Last year, hundreds of wildfires burned crossed the country, portion immoderate of the country's hottest-ever conditions were recorded.