The Government of the Azores has opened applications for compensation for losses resulting from the bad weather recorded in June in the municipalities of Ribeira Grande and Praia da Vitória, according to orders published this Monday in the Official Gazette.
According to the Azorean government, the deadline for submitting applications is “set at 15 working days, counting from the date of publication of this order.”
The requests arise within the scope of the support provided in the legal-financial regime to support the climate emergency for situations of material loss and damage resulting from extreme weather events.
Applications for financial support are requested, in both cases, by submitting an application form that is available on the website of the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Action.
June 13th The Government of the Azores announced that it has decided to activate the legal-financial regime to support the climate emergency. to support families affected by the bad weather on June 2 and 3 on the Terceira and São Miguel islands.
The heavy rains that hit the municipality of Ribeira Grande, on the island of São Miguel, at the beginning of last month, caused Losses of more than half a million euros in homes, vehicles and public assetsaccording to a first estimate of the municipality.
Around 20 families had to be relocated to the municipality due to the heavy rains recorded late in the afternoon, which also caused damage to vehicles, establishments and public roads, with no injuries reported.
A family also had to be relocated to Terceira Island following heavy rains.
Source: Observadora
