Ganut apokaliptičnim scenama, spontano je izjavio za medije da bi trebalo proglasiti dan žalosti zbog desetkovanih šuma i uputio apel za masovno pošumljavanje "ogoljelih" brda i dolina.
Moved by the apocalyptic scenes, he spontaneously told the media that a day of mourning should be proclaimed for the decimated forests, and appealed for mass foresting of "naked" hills and valleys.