Three days of national mourning - flags at half-mast
Naval Base flag flying at half-mast at the New Fortress. Photo: Stamatis Katapodis
national mourning
24 Jul 2018
/ 18:16
ATHENS. Following Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras΄ declaration of 3 days of national mourning for the victims of the recent wildfires, the Minister for the Interior Panos Skourletis announced that flags on all public buildings will be flown at half-mast.
Flags will be flown at half-mast from 24-26 July and all public celebratory events have been suspended.
It was also decided that the funerals of all the victims will be at public expense.
It was also decided that the funerals of all the victims will be at public expense.
