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Following the meetings held in the Karlovasi City Hall, as well as in Vathi de Samos, with the participation of the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias, the Deputy Minister of the Interior Theodoros Libanios, the Secretary General of Infrastructure Georgios Karagounis, the Commander of the 2nd RAE of the Ministry of Health Christos Roilos, the Regional Governor of the North Aegean Konstantinos Moutzouris, the Regional Vice Governor Samos Panourakis Vassilios, the Mayors and all the competent bodies for the evaluation of the situation and the treatment of the island consequences.
The Vice Minister of Civil Protection stated: “We are all devastated by the unjust loss of these two children and we all join our prayers for their families.”
He noticed: “The situation is extremely serious here in Samos. We visited Karlovasi and now we are in Vathi. The mechanism has been activated. Engineers from Civil Protection and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, rescuers from EKAB from the Ministry of Health, as well as EMAK have already arrived We follow the protocol that we apply based on the General Plan “Egelados” and the Special Plans.
In any case, tomorrow with the first lights, it will be an extremely difficult day, where the image will be completely captured. Another 45 engineers come from the Ministry of Infrastructure. The mechanism of the Ministry of the Interior has been activated to register the damages and the measures that we will take to cover the first needs of the people who have been affected. Some tents have already been set up for a first reception, while some rooms have been reserved to accommodate people who either have a problem that has not yet been registered or want to stay out of their homes.
The seismic sequence continues, it seems to be slowing down, but in any case, we must all remain vigilant and follow the instructions of the experts. We have work ahead of us in the next 24 hours to be able to correct the existing problems and repair the damage, which seems to be very important at all levels ”.
The undersecretary stressed that calm, sobriety and great attention are required of all and clarified that the island will be immediately declared a State of Emergency for Civil Protection. He also referred to the injured, noting that seven people have already received first aid and have returned to their homes, while an air transport process is being carried out for two people. “The entire mechanism is alert, we remain alert, it is a difficult situation, but with consultation and cooperation we can respond,” he said.
The Vice Minister of Civil Protection is accompanied in Samos by executives of the First Directorate of Planning and Emergency Management of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, as well as the First Response Team of the GGP.
Likewise, a staircase from the 1st EMAK has already gone to Samos, while with special flights from the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, EKAB officials and civil engineers from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, as well as the Secretariat were transported to the island. General of Civil Protection. static in buildings and record of damage by seismic vibration.
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