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  • Deniz Senturk
    Deniz Senturk
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    earthquake in Greece,Sharing the pain .May you recover soon
    We feel sorry when we heard the news about the earthquake.and sorry for the people who has lost their lives.We hope no one will loose his life in natural disasters .
    Greetings from your Neighbourhood,
    Deniz SENTURK
    ISTANBUL
  • Amarendra Dhiraj
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    Re: earthquake in Greece,Sharing the pain .May you recover soon
    Karamanlis statement, first financial assistance



    In a statement from Vienna in the evening, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis emphasised that "our thoughts at this moment are with our fellow citizens who are affected (by this natural disaster). In expressing the grief of all of us over these developments and loss of life, I want to underline that the State will again stand by those in need ... I have already issued instructions to relevant ministers to initiate the same procedures that were followed last year after the devastating wildfires, so that anyone who lost their permanent residence is provided with initial financial assistance," the prime minister stated.

    In an earlier press conference, Interior & Public Administration Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos said authorities at all levels have been instructed to record damages, while announcing that the government will initially allocate 3,000 euros to eligible quake sufferers.

    Athens Mayor and Central Union of Municipalities and Communities of Greece (KEDKE) President Nikitas Kaklamanis later announced a 2,000 per eligible quake victim allocation on top of the central government assistance.

    Caption: A quake-damaged home in the Kato Achaia community in the western Peloponnese, southern Greece, hours after a 6.5 on the Richter scale quake shook much of the east Mediterranean country in the eary afternoon. ANA-MPA / YIOTA KORBAKI.