Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Greece Wildfires: Tsipras' government bears "criminal responsibilities", says the KKE


KKE: The policy that sacrifices fire protection is guilty of the CRIME


The firefighting forces fought with the flames, but their struggle was uneven since the current government of SYRIZA-ANEL, like all the previous ones, blamed the weather, without having any substantial organization, infrastructure and means. 

As it is pointed out in the comment of the Press Office of the CC of the KKE: “The fires that destroy forest and rural land as well as residences, once again highlight the lack of fire protection measures, the inadequacy of forest protection and forest fire-fighting infrastructures and the shortcomings in means and personnel. The KKE demands from the government of SYRIZA-ANEL, from all responsible state and local authorities, to take all the necessary measures right now in order to effectively deal with the fires that are in progress.” 

It should be noted that the KKE last May, with a special event on fire safety and forest protection and also with a question in Parliament, had highlighted the implications of the policy that serves capitalist profit and the sharpening problems in the field of fire protection and forest firefighting and had demanded immediate measures to be taken.
In this event, the General Secretary of the CC of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, among other things had mentioned the responsibilities of the SYRIZA - ANEL government and its predecessors and had stressed that they were identified in issues such as the maintenance of the entire anti-forest legal framework, the lack of preventive interventions in forest ecosystems, the underfunding of the Fire Brigade, the universal absence of proper infrastructure, consumables etc. He also pointed out that firefighters do not have the appropriate personal protective equipment, nor even a second uniform to wear.
All of this result to serious obstacles in dealing with fires, the loss of human lives, the burning of whole forests and fortunes, because - they say - there is no money, while, literally, 4 billion euros are spent on NATO's military expenditure and billions of debts are being given to the big capital”, noted the GS of the CC of the KKE.
The Party Organization of Attica, the Communists in areas hit by fires were at the forefront and supported the efforts of the residents by giving valuable help to rescue people and protect their homes.
MPs and other cadres of the KKE visit the affected areas and the party intervenes to immediately secure accommodation, clothing, food, medicines and the direct compensation to the victims.

24.07.2018

The firefighting forces fought with the flames, but their struggle was uneven since the current government of SYRIZA-ANEL, like all the previous ones, blamed the weather, without having any substantial organization, infrastructure and means. As it is pointed out in the comment of the Press Office of the CC of the KKE: “The fires that destroy forest and rural land as well as residences, once again highlight the lack of fire protection measures, the inadequacy of forest protection and forest fire-fighting infrastructures and the shortcomings in means and personnel. The KKE demands from the government of SYRIZA-ANEL, from all responsible state and local authorities, to take all the necessary measures right now in order to effectively deal with the fires that are in progress.” 
It should be noted that the KKE last May, with a special event on fire safety and forest protection and also with a question in Parliament, had highlighted the implications of the policy that serves capitalist profit and the sharpening problems in the field of fire protection and forest firefighting and had demanded immediate measures to be taken.
In this event, the General Secretary of the CC of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumpas, among other things had mentioned the responsibilities of the SYRIZA - ANEL government and its predecessors and had stressed that they were identified in issues such as the maintenance of the entire anti-forest legal framework, the lack of preventive interventions in forest ecosystems, the underfunding of the Fire Brigade, the universal absence of proper infrastructure, consumables etc. He also pointed out that firefighters do not have the appropriate personal protective equipment, nor even a second uniform to wear.
All of this result to serious obstacles in dealing with fires, the loss of human lives, the burning of whole forests and fortunes, because - they say - there is no money, while, literally, 4 billion euros are spent on NATO's military expenditure and billions of debts are being given to the big capital”, noted the GS of the CC of the KKE.
The Party Organization of Attica, the Communists in areas hit by fires were at the forefront and supported the efforts of the residents by giving valuable help to rescue people and protect their homes.
MPs and other cadres of the KKE visit the affected areas and the party intervenes to immediately secure accommodation, clothing, food, medicines and the direct compensation to the victims. 


Source: inter.kke.gr.