The regional governor of Thessaly spoke about the image that Thessaly presents today after the passing of the two bad weathers Daniel and Elias Kostas Agorastos, on the show “Today” on SKAI, stating that at the moment crews are working in 88 places in order to restore the accessibility of the villages.

“The endurance and infrastructure have been tested”, noted the regional governor and added that “especially in Puri a by pass route has been made and we are trying to put a belley bridge until the normal bridge is completed”.

Regarding the compensations, he noted that they have been given to most of those affected and an effort is being made to speed up the procedures: “By the Prime Minister’s decision, more employees are being appointed so that the process can be carried out immediately”, he emphasized and added that “mso far approximately 8,000 people have received the compensations for household buildings”.

The affected people whose houses have been damaged by the floods, as Mr. Agorastos said, are staying in hotels, relatives and cottages in Koutsochero,

Regarding the elections the regional governor of Thessaly and a candidate again, said among other things “that for 13 years we built infrastructure, we reached Thessaly high, we got awards and we stood next to the citizen”

Regarding the mistakes made, he said that no infrastructure could withstand so much water, while regarding when people will return to their homes and jobs, he estimated that “it depends on each case”.

For crop damage he emphasized that compensations will be given while livestock farmers will be implemented an innovative program as they will be given livestock, which is being implemented for the first time as he said. “We will discuss the issues with the Commissioner of Rural Development who is in the area today”, Mr. Agorastos emphasized and concluded that from now on the projects that will be carried out in Thessaly “will be a compass for the rest of the country”.