The need for cooperation between bodies and the speeding time required to repair the damage was reported by the Minister of the Interior Theodore Lebanese during the meeting held at Region of Western Greecein the presence of mayors of the areas affected by recent fireswhere he announced five actions.

The minister noted that time is a critical factor and said that the first thing to do is to restore the disasters of natural persons and businesses affected by the fires and the second is to pay compensation, since the necessary records of damage to vegetable and animal. The third is the restoration of municipal infrastructure affected by the fires, mainly in the Municipalities of Patras and West Achaia, but also in the Department affected by the Municipality of Erymanthos.

Mr Lebanese described “extremely important the fourth axis of actions that are flood protection, mainly Patras, in view of the upcoming winter and given that they relate to an area where rainfall is one of the highest in the country. That is why we must act quickly without any delay. “

Referring to the fifth axis, he said that “it concerns the assessment of the situation in FOSDA to determine whether and how much the fire influenced the installation to take appropriate action.”

Mr. Katsafados: Very soon those who have been hit by fires will be compensated

For his part, the Deputy Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Costas Katsafados She described “very dangerous the fire that left many disasters behind her. Fortunately, we did not mourn a human victim. However, a large part of the natural environment were lost. “

He added that “we must create all this network of actions and a framework of cooperation, so that in a very short time for those affected by the fire to return to normalcy.”

The Deputy Minister also noted that “what is needed to have speed and flexibility and if the citizens who have been affected are as quickly as possible is the cooperation between the first and second grade local government and the relevant ministries. Today we are setting a specific timetable, which will soon be compensated by those affected by the fires. “

Outside the building where the meeting was held, fire struck were gathered demanding that the procedures for compensation and repair of the damage caused by the fires.