The President of the Government of the Azores (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM) said this Friday that the Hipolito depression that has affected the archipelago in the last three days has caused already identified losses “exceeding tens of millions of euros”.
According to José Manuel Bolheiro, the values defined by the Azorean leader are still “very preliminary.”
The President of the Government, who spoke this Friday to journalists at the Palacio de Santana in Ponta Delgada, San Miguel, at the end of the extraordinary meeting of the Government Council, held digitally, said that the executive takes into account “that damage is certain will be detailed, assessed with the utmost rigor, and a chronology of the needs for preventive and prudential intervention and more urgent repairs will be drawn up.”
According to Bolheiro, the losses are “both in the port infrastructure and on land due to landslides.”
“Some losses [estão] are associated with the area of agricultural and forestry trails, ponds, walls, landslides and damage to roads and roads, which affect both areas of regional responsibility and areas of municipal responsibility,” he listed.
The leader of the Azores government said he had identified the “maximum urgency” of eliminating the losses.
A preliminary definition has already been given of what has been destroyed in terms of port infrastructure, access to land, agriculture, forestry and business (trade and services).
“We have already indicated in a preliminary manner losses that will exceed tens of millions of euros (…), but according to my estimates, in these situations they will be much larger than the preliminary estimate,” he admitted.
According to José Manuel Bolheiro, the mayor of Horta (Fayal Island) has already carried out a preliminary survey of the damage to the municipality, as have Portos dos Açores and the regional secretariats for maritime and fisheries, agriculture, rural development and the environment. and climate change.
The official said that the government of the Azores held an extraordinary council this Friday to carry out a preliminary study of the damage and clarify the situation caused by the Hipolito depression in the region.
Boleiro also decided this Friday to create a group of government members that will be on the ground and lead the loss investigation services, coordinated by the vice-president of the executive branch, Arthur Lima.
The Regional Civil Protection and Fire Protection Service of the Azores (SRPCBA) recorded 60 incidents on seven islands of the Azores, excluding Santa Maria and Corvo, he said.
Cases were reported in Sao Miguel (20), Terceira (five), Graciosa (seven), Sao Jorge (five), Pico (12), Faial (10) and Flores (one).
“They are all decided,” he said, with the exception of the Angustias-Atlético Club (Horta) road, which is determined “out of prudence.”
Passenger and cargo transportation by sea has also resumed.
The chairman of the regional government said that there were no personal losses or the need to relocate families.
IPMA maintains a yellow warning for the Eastern Group islands (Sao Miguel and Santa Maria) from 23:00 local time today (00:00 Saturday in Lisbon) until 14:00 local time Saturday (15:00 Saturday) . Lisbon), due to heavy rainfall at times.
A yellow warning is issued whenever a risky situation arises for certain activities based on weather conditions.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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