“Don’t take impulsive actions”: Bell from an expert in Thessaly the next day

“The need not to be”Stupid actions» In its flood protection Thessaly An assistant professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Thessaly stressed, Lambros Vasiliadisin his interview with CNN Greece, Talks about murders flood That also happened the next day in the area.

Specifically, as he points out, one must design Integrated Flood Management System, Before proceeding with any scheme, the government should have taken appropriate action studies.

Asked when the water will recede, he said, “It depends on factors like depth, height of water and whether there is any natural channel to add water and which one.” Makes assessment difficult It will take some time for the water level to recede completely,” he said.

Mr. Vasiliadis If it rains again, the Back off of Water.

In case of storm IANOS in 2020, inundated areas were present 20-30 days after the flood events.

When asked about the areas most affected, he typically says:

“The The infrastructure in Pelion has been completely destroyed“Some roads and entire neighborhoods are still blocked,” he added.

“Everything has magnesia Irreversibly damagedhe added.

The affected area is shown in the latest satellite image released by the European Copernicus service on Monday (11/9).

A new map of affected areas by the National Observatory of Athens estimates that 118,700 acres (6/9), 430,260 acres (7/9), 321,658 acres (10) were inundated due to bad weather Daniel. /9).

What should be the next steps?

The professor then pointed out the priorities to be set for the rehabilitation of the affected areas.

“The goal is to bring these areas back to life,” he noted.

Explaining, he insisted that “the place should be returned in the first phase”. previous situation».

To do this, he points out, emphasis must be placed on infrastructure, but in any case, implemented projects will have to be “redone from scratch.”

Explaining what to do next, he says that they should do it at the beginning will be limited Streams, “We have arranged our streams so as to know what is the bed, the dams on their banks, and what are its riparian areas.”

“Without demarcation, flood resistance study cannot be carried out, followed by flood risk shield,” he underlined.

However, Mr. Vasiliadis points out that “every intervention needs to be evaluated as a whole, not just in the area of ​​intervention.”

After the water recedes completely, it is important to study not only the erosion of the soil but also the stability of the buildings because there is a question of safety for the residents.

However, these damages can be detected only after the soil dries out.

Taking the example of IANOS into account, he said, “It will take about six months for the affected areas to return to their previous state as there have been serious problems since the flood swept away.”