Asked how much funding might be needed, E. Tavaras said he did not want to speculate.
“Yesterday the finance minister mentioned a figure to me – the amount remaining in the state budget for unforeseen expenses. Whether that will be enough, I said, I cannot answer this question or guarantee,” he noted and hinted that several tens of millions of euros might be required.
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The minister admitted that Latvia’s own funds might not be sufficient.
According to E. Tavaras, colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested seeking help from the EC.
As reported, on Saturday and during the night into Sunday, Latvia was hit by the strongest summer storm in decades, with wind speeds exceeding 30 m per second in some places.
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The storm severely damaged distribution and transmission power grids, so initially electricity supply was interrupted for about 277 thousand users across the country. On Tuesday morning, about 31 thousand users were still without electricity.
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