Seven trucks of the Region with humanitarian aid for the citizens of the regions of Thessaly affected by the recent natural disaster, started this morning from the Logistics Center of the Region in Faliro.

This is the first shipment of material in the context of the relevant initiative of the Attica Region under the coordination of the Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis, while in the coming days and for as long as required there will be a continuous flow in the transport of essential items to the tested residents of Thessaly.

The coordination at the Logistics Center was done by the Deputy Regional Governor of the Southern Sector, H. Theodoropoulos, while the coordination of the receipt and dispatch of the material was carried out by the Deputy Regional Governor of Civil Protection, V. Kokkalis.

By noon, the trucks of the Attica Region will have transported a total of 29 pallets of material, of which 14 pallets with bedding (blankets, quilts and fleece), six with bottled water, three with baby milk, three with evaporated milk, two with raincoats and one with spaghetti.

At the same time, the water-carrying vehicles sent by the Region to participate in the distribution of drinking water in places where the water supply has been interrupted, remain in the field.

THE Regional Governor of Attica Giorgos Patoulis, who was at the Logistics Center during the departure of the trucks, said characteristically: “Today the first shipment of the Attica Region for our tested fellow human beings leaves for Thessaly. More will follow in the coming days, in order for the first aid items we collect to reach the affected areas in time. I am sure that the citizens of Attica will respond to the Region’s call for assistance. In these very difficult circumstances, solidarity and humanity are what unite us, what keeps us strong and makes us overcome every obstacle. The Region of Attica, as always, is and will be firmly next to the people who need us”

It is recalled that from this morning the initiative of the Region of Attica to collect humanitarian aid for the flood victims of Thessaly has started. By order of the Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis, points have been designated in each Regional Unit of Attica, where citizens can deliver their offers.

Those interested can be informed about the collection points of the material, as well as about the required first aid items from the website of the Attica Region at https://shorturl.at/djER7