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Seguro reiterated that his goal is one of cooperation with the sovereign bodies, but a demanding cooperation.
A discussion on the importance of learning from climate disasters, emphasizing that investing in education and prevention is more cost-effective than the expenses incurred in reconstruction efforts after such events.
Paulo Raimundo, general secretary of the PCP (Portuguese Communist Party), during a visit to Formoselha, in Montemor-o-Velho — one of the municipalities affected by the Kristin depression — says that it is possible to do much more in the field of disaster prevention.
Filipe Santos Costa, a commentator for CNN Portugal, argues that the 'trainee' Minister for Internal Administration should go to Japan, where 'they know about disaster prevention'. 'It would be a sort of two- or three-month Erasmus and she would come back a different person,' he says.
CNN Portugal commentator Rui Moreira recalls the Valencia tragedy to say that the Portuguese “no longer take things very seriously” when it comes to disaster prevention.
