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Too much trouble in Karditsa from the “Ianos” leveling pass that flooded and plunged the entire city into darkness and despair.
In accordance with karditsalive.net toOn Saturday morning (19/9) businessmen, merchants and residents are measuring their “injuries” and trying to save as much of their properties as they can that were severely damaged or completely destroyed overnight.
The city center is still flooded so far, while the electricity supply in many neighborhoods has been cut off and has not returned since Friday afternoon (18/9).
It is therefore natural for neighbors to be deeply concerned about how long it will take for their lives to return to normal, while also dealing with the “headache” of the coronavirus.
Until recently, the water had receded significantly from the streets, but the night will be for thousands of fellow citizens very anxious about the future.
At the point of government
“We chose to come by helicopter to have an image from above. And the image was very clear, it looked like what we were going to find. I felt that Thessaly was the sea again.” This was stated at noon by the Karditsa City Council, the Vice Minister of the Interior, Mr. Thodoris Livanios, who participated in the late afternoon, in a broad meeting at the Karditsa City Council, as part of a government visit to the Regional Unit of Karditsa. He previously described the destruction the area has suffered as biblical, emphasizing:
“In general, the prime minister’s mandate is to execute everything as quickly as possible, to relieve both citizens and businesses. The prefecture is in an unprecedented situation, all forces will fall on it.” Mr. Livanios also referred to technical issues, analyzing special cases of the relevant procedures foreseen, speaking of a series of coordinated actions.
Farmers must file a claim immediately
The Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Mr. Costas Skrekas, highlighted that it is a meteorological phenomenon that had a unique intensity and severity, which unfortunately happened, some time before farmers had time to harvest this year’s harvest, to add :
“So we are talking, that at the moment, by order of the Prime Minister, we are very early, and we are looking, we see what damage has been done. Right now there are ELGA teams, both in Western Thessaly and in Larissa and Volos. What I want My request to the mayors is that they proceed immediately with the announcement of damages, so that farmers can proceed immediately with the declaration of damages, so that the water does not fall before the crews and appraisers of ELGA. That have really been damaged and make correct and fair estimates AND of course make these estimates quickly and capture them so that we can compensate the people who were waiting to sell in the coming days and weeks so they can collect and pay the expenses a whole year. “
“We, as the Ministry of Rural Development, will see in cooperation with ELGA what we can do to compensate the victims of this unique disaster in time. From there, we are open with the mayors in principle and with the organizations, so that we can streamline the procedures “.
Mr. George Karagiannis Secretary General Infrastructure referred to what we are doing now directly, as he characteristically said, talking about the procedures that will be followed with the input of the engineers, emphasizing:
“I want you to see, to say what you need so that the controls can be done very quickly.” Although he did not fail to mention the aid that was announced for affected citizens and companies.
The governor of Thessaly, Mr. Costas Agorastos, stressed that we have damage to the infrastructure, but said that the ones we will build will be better than the previous ones. We want an immediate evaluation of the damage to be able to request financing, the governor of Thessaly also supported, adding that all machines in the Thessaly Region are turned off to attend to emergencies. We must go fast, we must cooperate quickly, Mr Agorastos also stressed. Finally, he said that it was a special phenomenon and in a short time, which did not surprise us, according to information from APE-MPE.
More than 700 people were rescued
“More than 600 bombs were made throughout Thessaly, when half of Thessaly was in the eye of the storm, while 727 people were rescued.”
Previously, the Minister of Justice and deputy of Karditsa, Mr. Costas Tsiaras, referring to the arrival of the staircase in PE Karditsa, highlighted, among other things, that it is the proof that the government, with direct reflections, is here to register the magnitude of all the disasters and the great damage that has been done, but at the same time to declare in its own way that it will. that it is possible to correct the problems. He also stated that the Prime Minister himself assured him that the package of financial measures will be the same as Evia’s, you understand, he explained, that it is a very brave decision, since the disasters in Karditsa prefecture concern a very large area in relation to Evia, concluding:
“And, of course, we believe this will be at least a small relief in the face of everything that is happening to a large number of our fellow citizens who have seen their properties destroyed and their lives changed overnight.”
Together, the mayors of PE De Karditsa, as well as the deputy governor of Karditsa Mr. Konstantinos Nousios referred to the enormous disasters that occurred throughout the prefecture, referring to rapid procedures for registering the damages and compensation for local communities to return to the previous situation, to return to the previous state. regularity.
Other bodies and officials made statements, while the difficult situation was described by both Karditsa MPs from ND George Kotsos and Asimina Skondra. The president of KEDE and the mayor of Trikala emphasized that KEDE is here ready to help in directing aid to the affected areas.
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