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Earthquake in Samos: what the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias de Samos said after the meetings held in the Karlovasi City Hall and in Vathi
“We are all devastated by the unjust loss of these two children and we all join our prayers for their families.”said the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias de Samos after the meetings held in Karlovasi City Hall, as well as in Vathi de Samos, by Evaluation of the situation and treatment of the consequences of the great earthquake that occurred on the island. In addition to Mr. Hardalias, the meetings were attended by the Deputy Minister of the Interior Theodoros Livanios, the Secretary General for Infrastructure George Karagiannis, the Secretary General for the Reception of Asylum Seekers Emmanouil Logothetis, the Commander of the 2nd Ministry of Foreign Affairs Konstantinos. Moutzouris, the deputy governor of Samos, Vassilis Panourakis, the mayors and all the co-competent bodies.
Hardals also noted: “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”, although he added that in any case, tomorrow with the first lights, it will be an extremely difficult day, where the image will be completely captured “. In addition, he announced that 45 engineers from the Ministry of Infrastructure are coming, while, as he said, the mechanism of the Ministry of the Interior was activated. “For the registration of the damage and for the measures we will take to cover the first needs of the affected people. “Some tents have already been set up for a first reception, while some rooms have been reserved so that we can accommodate people who have a problem that has not yet been registered or want to stay out of their homes.”. Mr. Hardals said that the seismic sequence continues, it seems that it is softening, but in any case, we must all be vigilant and follow the instructions of the experts.
“We have work ahead of us in the next 24 hours to be able to rectify the problems that exist and repair the damage, which seems to be very important at all levels.” he pointed.
The undersecretary stressed that calm, sobriety and a lot of attention from all are required 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 on alert, we remain on alert, it is a difficult situation, but with consultation and cooperation we will be able to respond”, he stressed.
The Undersecretary of Civil Protection accompany in Samos the 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 ladder 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 General Secretariat for Civil Protection, they were transferred to the island for inspections. static in buildings and record of damage by seismic vibration.
Source: Athens / Macedonia News Agency
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