Residential Damages from Flooding in Mazandaran Compensated

Sari – Mazandaran's Director General of Crisis Management said that no injuries were reported in the 17 Shahrivar flood and that 98 percent of residential damages have been compensated.

In an interview with Mehr reporter, Hossein Ali Mohammadi pointed out the importance of information and preventive warnings in reducing the damages of natural disasters and stated: Fortunately, no deaths or injuries were reported in the incident of 17 Shahrivar, despite the large presence of passengers on the banks of Chalus River.

Appreciating the cooperation of Mazandaran Center Broadcasting and Media in informing citizens and travelers, he added: Timely notification and attention to warnings play an important role in increasing public awareness and reducing damages caused by natural hazards.

Referring to the damage caused to residential units in the incident of 17 September, the Director General of Mazandaran Governorate Crisis Management stated: In this incident, nearly 128 residential units were damaged, and according to him, about 98% of the damages related to these units have been compensated.

Mohammadi continued: By using the capacity of the insurance fund for natural building accidents and with the follow-up of the governor of Mazandaran, it was possible to compensate part of the damages caused to the people in a short period of time.

Experimental implementation of supplementary building insurance in Mazandaran

Emphasizing the need to reduce vulnerability to natural disasters, he said: risk management is not limited to warning and prevention, but transferring part of the risk to the insurance industry is also one of the important ways to support people when disasters occur.

Mohammadi added: In this regard, after an understanding with the central insurance company in the presence of Dr. Rezaei and Mazandaran governor, the supplementary building insurance plan has been started in this province.

Stating that the implementation of this plan has started since the beginning of October, he stated: In the first phase, the beneficiaries of the Imam Khomeini (RA) Relief Committee and the Welfare Organization in the first to third income deciles are covered by this program.

The Director General of Crisis Management of Mazandaran Governorate said about the details of this plan: According to the explanations provided, citizens can benefit from insurance coverage up to one billion tomans for buildings and 500 million tomans for furniture and emergency accommodation by paying one million tomans.

Mohammadi also announced plans to hold a full-scale crisis management exercise in Mazandaran and said: This exercise will be held on November 29 with the participation of the units of the Prevention, Coordination and Crisis Response Command of the province.

Referring to the necessity of increasing the preparedness of the executive bodies against natural hazards, he added: In addition to the provincial capacities, the capacities of the national bodies and certain provinces are also used in this program to strengthen the preparedness and promote coordination between the responsible groups.

The Director General of Crisis Management of Mazandaran Governorate emphasized the importance of preparation against heavy rains and possible risks caused by the El Nino phenomenon, and noted: Strengthening coordination between agencies, improving operational capacity and effective use of existing capacities are important axes of crisis management programs in the province.

In response to a question about Mazandaran's crisis management equipment level, Mohammadi pointed out the role of interdepartmental coordination and the establishment of a single command in incident management and said: The effects of this coordination can be seen in the management of incidents and accidents in the province.