CHALKIDIKI STORM

The state must do everything necessary to protect the citizenry. Infrastructure must be repaired. Services must be equipped with suitable tools. Personnel must be trained. Officials must be vigilant.

It is necessary to reorganise the civil protection service by relying on capable and experienced officials and incorporating international experience.

Civil Protection Minister Mihalis Chrisochoidis, at the scene, said Greece was mourning the loss of life, adding: “In coming days all damage will be repaired.”