The Dutch experts hired to draw up a plan to protect Thessaly's plain from flooding are expected to deliver their conclusions by the end of February, the Greek CEO of HVA International Miltiadis Gouzouris told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency
European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski on Thursday visited areas of Thessaly affected by the flooding caused by the recent destructive storms, Daniel and Elias
He was responding to a question tabled in Parliament by Plefsi Zois party leader Zoi Konstantopoulou about progress in the collection of farm animals that drowned during unprecedented rain and floods in central Greece.
They flew by helicopter over areas affected by the recent storm 'Daniel' before visiting the cities or Karditsa and Larissa
According to Greek authorities, the situation continues to be difficult for the inhabitants of Volos, the capital of the regional unit of Magnesia, who are still without drinking water. According to scientists, tap water in the coastal city is still unsafe to drink.
Panoramic images of the national road Athens-Thessaloniki and the provincial road Larissa-Sikouri, flooded after a natural disaster
With the Thessalian plain turned into a vast animal graveyard, rescue forces still trying to help those affected, and restoration crews trying to bring order to the chaos, anxiety about the health effects of the devastation from the Daniel storm is at its peak.
Larissa in central Greece continued to prepare for more flooding from the overflow of the Pinios River on Sunday.
The forecasts for Karditsa, central Greece, had warned of the threat of severe flooding, but there was no timely intervention and coordination by the government, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance spokesperson Stergios Kalpakis told Action 24 news station on Saturday.
PASOK-Movement for Change (KINAL) leader Nikos Androulakis paid a visit to animal farmers wiped out by the floods in Platykampos, in Thessaly's city of Larissa, on Sunday.
A large operation to evacuate by sea people trapped at the Mikros community of Platanias, in South Mt. Pilio, was concluded successfully on Thursday.
Civil Protection and Climate Crisis Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Thursday that the entire state mechanism has focused on Thessaly, at an extraordinary briefing at the Ministry.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit the flood stricken areas of Thessaly in order to be informed about the disasters, carry out an autopsy in the areas
