SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Feb. 8 (EUROPE PRESS) –
The president of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, has categorically denied that the aid is not reaching those affected by the eruption of the La Palma volcano, and has challenged those who are offering “non-real” data to go to the official services so that they “eliminate the lie”.
In response to a question from the spokesperson for the Mixed Group, Vidina Espino, about the criteria to compensate for the losses suffered by those affected by the eruption, the president replied that it will be done “based on institutional loyalty, the complementarity of the administrations and with the active listening to palm society”.
Ángel Víctor Torres stressed that since the same week that the eruption occurred, aid had already reached those affected, for example, those who were staying in hotels, and added that compensation for losses will be made based on the criteria agreed upon in the Mixed Commission for the reconstruction, recovery and support of the island of La Palma.
Torres stated that “confusion” and “non-real” data cannot be added to the “reliable” data on the aid that has already arrived on the island of La Palma, and invited the Intervention services of the Cabildo, of the three affected municipalities and the central and regional governments to certify it.
In this sense, the president assured that 253 million euros have already arrived at the palm society, and the compensation of 60,000 euros has been delivered by the Government of Spain, which will be complemented together with the contributions of the Government of the Canary Islands, of the Cabildo de La Palma and the municipalities.
Likewise, Ángel Víctor Torres stated that 61 homes have been delivered; 89 million euros have arrived through the Housing Compensation Consortium, which means 117,000 euros per capita for each of the affected families, who have also received 7.2 million from donations, as well as aid to the banana sector, to SMEs and the self-employed.
Vidina Espino, for her part, emphasized that those affected by the eruption “need certainties that they do not have” and “ask for resources, planning and participation to be able to make decisions about their lives.” The palmeros feel abandoned by the Government of Spain and by the Government of the Canary Islands, and they do not want more visits, but rather solutions and certainties,” said Espino.
