The elderly man who had been released from the demolished house in Mesochori Elassona by the earthquake ended up in the General Hospital of Larissa 6,3 Richter.
This is the 83-year-old Christos Ast. Geka, who together with his wife were at their house in Mesochori, as broadcast by local Media, when Egelados "hit" the mountain village of Elassona and demolished their house. The elderly man was rescued by the rescue teams found in the area and then transported by ambulance to a private rehabilitation center.. Yesterday, The 83-year-old was transported to the General Hospital of Larissa, where a little later it ended up.
In total, 898 houses have been deemed uninhabitable by 1.609 which were checked in the earthquake-stricken areas of Larissa, of Elassona, of Tyrnavos and Farkadona. Yesterday, autopsies were carried out by engineers from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport 1.800 buildings. From these, 1.609 concerning dwellings, of which 898 have been deemed uninhabitable. also, have been checked 46 professional spaces, of which unsuitable are 21. Regarding the sacred temples and public buildings, "Yellow" have been characterized as 30 from the 46 autopsies, while in 99 other buildings (warehouses, stables) the 92 were deemed unsuitable for use. Checks have also been made on 5 school units of the Municipality of Farkadona.
Proper preparation
In the meantime, in an announcement by the president of OASP, professor Efthymios Lekkas, stresses, among other things, that "the very strong seismic vibration of magnitude 6,0 Richter scale south of Elassona once again highlighted the importance of proper preparation of the educational community. The detailed instructions of OASP for the preparation of a school emergency plan and the organization of preparedness exercises for the earthquake case (Memorandum of Actions for Seismic Risk Management in School Units), their transmission to the country's schools through the Ministry of Education and Religions, their adoption by the school units by implementing the foreseen readiness exercises, the realization by OASP in collaboration with the Directorate of Primary Education of Larissa of the two seminars for the teachers of the Regional Unit in 2/12/2020 and 4/12/2020, "The cool implementation of school planning by teachers and students during the earthquake and immediately after the evacuation of school buildings led to effective emergency management and the avoidance of injuries and human losses.".
Educational activities
According to Mr.. Lekka "the continuous educational activities of OASP in the last five years in collaboration with the Municipality of Larissa, the Municipality of Tyrnavos and the Municipality of Elassona for the employees in the kindergartens, with the Region of Thessaly for the volunteer groups and the general population, with the Directorates of Primary and Secondary Education for the teachers of the Regional Units of the Region of Thessaly and the neighboring areas contributed to the reduction of the effects in the case of the earthquake of March 3, but also in general during the seismic sequence so far ".
In the context of informing students about natural disasters, three educational proposals of OASP on issues of seismic protection and companions of the earthquake phenomena have been approved by the Institute of Educational Policy and have been included in the "Skills Laboratories" of the digital Platform 21+ created his summer 2020 the Ministry of Education and Religions and can be utilized by the educational community.
Solutions…
On Saturday morning, the first caravans arrived in the area of Damasi, while the preparation of the infrastructures by the Municipalities of Elassona and Tyrnavos continues so that the larger houses that are expected can be installed.. In Damasi, Tyrnavos and Mesochori, under the responsibility of the municipalities, specific areas of land are formed, while the process of infrastructure construction is progressing, water supply, sewerage, but also electrification of these areas where the huts will be installed.
By posting it on facebook, ο γ.γ. Infrastructure, George Karagiannis, describes the actions of the government and the ministry in the areas affected by the Elassona earthquake.
According to Mr.. Karagianni, by order of Costas Karamanlis, A delegation of the Ministry has visited the affected areas from the first moment and has started the process of inspections of the affected buildings with a ladder. 120 engineers of the Ministry of Infrastructure.
In the first three days checks have been carried out on 1.800 buildings affected by the earthquake. Alongside, the ministry also takes care of the temporary residence of citizens who cannot return to their homes.
Source: eleftherostypos.gr