Near affected livestock farmers in Platykambos, Larissa prefecturewho suffered total destruction of their livestock units, was found on Sunday morning by the President of PASOK-Movement for Change, Nikos Androulakiswho for the second day visits affected areas of Thessaly.

“The embankment was full of rubble, reeds and trees” the victims reported to the President of PASOK-Movement for Change, pointing out that “three years ago, in the bad weather of January, the same thing had happened” but in their area – as they complained – no works were done anti-flood protection.

“The economic disaster is enormous, as this is where the productive heart of the country is located” Mr. Androulakis noted for his part while talking to the affected people.

“Since the district has been placed under a state of emergency, hotels must be ordered to accommodate the residents. Immediate priority. also, for ELGA to come on the spot,” said Mr. Androulakis.

In his statements, the President of PASOK emphasized that “For two days now in the whole of Thessaly I have encountered despair. Animal and plant production has been completely destroyed. The responsibilities of the government and the district are very large. They failed to shield Thessaly from these extreme phenomena.

“The quality of the anti-flood works that have been carried out must be checked. But they must also apologize for the projects that have not been done in recent years. Losses must be recorded immediately and livestock breeders and farmers compensated from national and European funds.
Also, there is a huge risk that Thessaly will turn into a sanitary bomb. That’s why ELGA must immediately register the dead animals so that they can then be removed,” he pointed out.

“Unfortunately, the citizens of Thessaly are still at risk, even though the phenomenon has been completed. We must all stand by them responsibly. And not some people throwing the ball at each other, as we have seen in the last few hours happening on the television networks”.

Asked about the cause of the disaster, the President of PASOK commented that “When the scientific community informs that climate change will cause extreme phenomena throughout the country, when IANOS has preceded it, when 240 million euros have been given to build hydraulic shielding projects of Thessaly and we have these results – no matter how extreme the phenomena – then obviously the government and the region are responsible for the flood prevention measures that were not carried out, but also for the quality of the flood prevention measures that were carried out in recent years”.

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