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During the day, the zones injured by an accident had been visited by diverse individualities. Since the first hours of the morning, come in helicopter of the  Portuguese Air Force, that it carried the president from the Civil Protection from the Azores to the Faial, was  Bishop of the Diocese and islands of the Azores.
Later they would arrive the president of the Regional Government of the Azores, the Regional Secretary of the Habitation and Equipment.

To the afternoon they would come, of the Government of the Republic, the First Minister and Minister of the internal Administration. All they of some form, and of its areas   had inside tried to support and to console those that suffered. From the part of the governing, the guarantee of the necessary money was proceeded fast to a evaluation of damages and, appeal for superior instances for help. The damages had been evaluated in 23 a thousand million shields, and were esteem a time of 3 the 4 years for the reconstruction of the island.

To the dislodged people, currently to live in tents supplied for the civil protection, the army, and some particular ones, was guaranteed that they would be lodged in manufactured  houses, to buy for the government, while the reconstruction of its houses lasted.

In day 19 of July it was the time of the DrŠ. Maria Barroso, president
Portuguese Red  Cross, to visit the victims  bringing donations Red  Cross. In day 29 of July it was the time of the Dr. Jorge Sampaio, President of the Republic to visit the Faial, having its wife, DrŠ. Maria Jose Rita, been carrying of donations in money come of diverse people and institutions.

Also they had visited the island of the Faial, because this earthquake, being arguable the utility of those visits, therefore they can be compared the politics acts, Dr. Mota Amaral, member of the house of representatives to of the Republic and former president of the Regional Government of the Azores, Prof. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, leader of the politic Democratical Social Party, Dr. Palo Portas, leader of the politic Popular Party.

 

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