The University of Thessaly will remain closed, due to the damage caused to its buildings after the unprecedented natural disaster that “struck” the region and part of Central Greece.

As the rector of the university Charalambos Billinis reported on the radio station of the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency “Agency fm 104.9”, the operation of the university has been suspended until tomorrow Friday and tomorrow it will be decided to suspend the operation of the institution again since there are damages in his buildings.

The University of Thessaly is based in the four cities of Thessaly: Volos, Larissa, Trikala, Karditsa as well as Lamia in Central Greece. Its buildings, in total, cover an area of ​​150 thousand square meters.

According to Mr. Billini, the buildings in Volos, Trikala and Karditsa suffered more serious damage, but less was recorded in Larissa and Lamia.

“In Volos, many buildings were damaged. The library is damaged, the first and second floors were filled with water. Damage also occurred in the premises of the Polytechnic building, where even a PPC substation was destroyed. And the Program Committee building that has taken in 2 meters of water. But we still don’t have access to the premises. We don’t know exactly what happened.” He also points out that until now access to the region from Northern Greece has not been fully restored.

“Students from Northern Greece can only arrive if they go around and go from Grevena”.

From next Monday, administrative services will start working remotely. The educational process is unknown when it will start. “We will first check which buildings have not been damaged, that there is absolute safety. The educational process will not begin if we do not ensure the smooth operation of the institution”, Mr. Billinis emphasized. Regarding the September examination, the rector clarified that it will not be lost. “The semester will be extended for as long as necessary”, he stressed.

He pointed out that the problems caused by the lack of water, dead animals that have not yet been collected must also be taken into account. The risk of infections is quite serious.

The rector, who is also a professor of Veterinary Medicine, recommends “be very careful with the water, the residents of the area should only drink bottled water and wash their hands frequently using disinfectants.” And there is always the danger of mosquitoes from stagnant water.”