In Kalamata the President of the Republic arrived a while ago Katerina Sakellaropoulouon the occasion of the fatal shipwreck.

Mrs. Sakellaropoulou initially went to the port of the city, where the rescued migrants are temporarily housed. There he was informed about the situation by the regional governor of Peloponnese Panagiotis Nikas, the mayor of Kalamata Thanasis Vassilopoulos, the commander of the 6th Ministry of Health Yannis Karvelis and the president of EKAV Nikos Papaevstathiou showing particular interest in whether there were children among the shipwrecks, which is not seen until now to be confirmed.

In addition, the President updatedthat so far a total of 21 people who needed hospital care have been treated as incidents at the Kalamata Hospital and the assistance of the other neighboring hospitals, which have been put on alert, has not been needed.

Mrs. Sakellaropoulou also entered the storage area, where the survivors of the maritime tragedy off Pylos are housed.

The President of the Republic then went to the Central Port Authority of Kalamata, where a meeting is taking place regarding the handling from now on and then she will visit the Kalamata Hospital.