CIVIL PROTECTION

The horror, pain, and irrationality of the Mati fire should become a springboard for a restart of the state and of a flexible civil protection authority that will not used for political skirmishes.

What is needed now is not a settling of accounts between parties or for them to make gains on the political chessboard. The paramount objective now is to ensure there will be fewer mistakes in managing the next crisis

A state, cannot rely on good fortune to protect its citizens. It has a duty to take all necessary measures so that such a tragedy will not be repeated in Kineta or any other part of the country.

Greece is a seismogenic country and the continued seismic activity recently reminds us that the diachronic irresponsibility of authorities can become criminal

Greek TV showed thick, dark smoke blanketing the area with ash falling kilometers away, blown by strong winds.