Evangelos Tournas completed his inspection of the affected areas in northern Euboea following three powerful earthquakes that struck on Sunday afternoon, June 7. The Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection was accompanied by General Secretary for Natural Disaster Recovery and State Aid Petros Kampouris to assess the impact of the seismic activity in the region.
According to an announcement from the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, starting Monday morning, June 8, two teams from the General Directorate for Natural Disaster Impact Recovery (G.D.A.E.F.K.) will conduct inspections in Prokopi and Dafnousa to examine damaged homes, with the goal of immediately recording damages and expediting the necessary restoration procedures.
As emphasized in the relevant announcement, affected residents will be able to proceed with the required procedures to receive emergency basic needs allowances and appliance replacement subsidies, according to the current institutional framework.
Earthquakes in Euboea: Evangelos Tournas’s statement
“We came here today (June 7), together with the General Secretary for Natural Disaster Recovery and State Aid, to meet with local government, conduct an initial inspection, and get informed about what exactly happened, what damage the villages of Northern Euboea have suffered, and what we can do to help the people living here. First of all, we are in constant communication with the scientific teams from the National Observatory and the Geodynamic Institute, who are monitoring the phenomenon and need about 24 hours to have a safer picture of what exactly has occurred,” stated the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Evangelos Tournas, adding that until then “restraint and caution are needed.”
“Houses that appear to have sustained damage should not be inhabited today (June 7). Residents must find alternative solutions, and the community presidents, in cooperation with the mayor, have already arranged for their accommodation,” the minister noted, emphasizing that G.D.A.E.F.K. teams will begin inspections tomorrow morning. “Two committees will be here to record, in cooperation with local authorities, the damages that have been caused and to initiate the necessary actions so that these people can very soon be helped to return to their daily routines,” concluded Mr. Tournas.
It should be noted that during his visit, the minister traveled to Prokopi and Dafnousa, where he met with Euboea’s Deputy Regional Governor Giorgos Kelaiditis, Deputy Mayor of Limni-Mantoudi Eumorfia Paschalidou, Deputy Mayor for Civil Protection Argyris Liasko, Deputy Mayor for Sanitation Dimitris Skopelitis, President of Prokopi Community Apostolos Chalioulas, and the municipality’s Civil Protection Director Nikos Skoumbris. He also spoke with local residents and conducted inspections of homes that sustained damage from the seismic activity.
