PM Mitsotakis: Protection of human life is our basic policy
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis opening the debate on the management of the disastrous wildfires that hit Greece. ANA – MPA/PM’ S PRESS OFFICE/DIMITRIS PAPAMITSOS
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“Αs the risk of major wildfires is still present in Greece, our thoughts are with those that are still fighting. In civil protection, the fire brigade, the local authorities and the volunteers,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, opening the debate on the management of the disastrous wildfires that hit Greece and the measures to restore the damage.
“I expect today’s discussion to differ because the issue is a matter with an international dimension and with a common demand for answers to four questions,” Mitsotakis added.
The four questions are “whether we were well prepared, what went well and what went badly, the support for the fire-stricken and the ways we will address the consequences of the climate crisis in the future”.
The prime minister noted that during a “fiery attack unmatched in recent years”, there were no victims apart from Vassilis, a heroic volunteer. However, “properties and a large part of the country’s forest wealth were destroyed and this is the bitter cost of climate change that this year was combined with a long and persistent heatwave.” He also referred to the emergency number 112, saying this had proved how valuable it is.
Source: ANA – MPA