On Tuesday, November 21, 2023, they took place new first aid payments to flood victims which manifested themselves at the beginning of September in various areas of Thessaly, but also in Central Greece. In particular, on Tuesday 8,718,815 euros were credited to citizens’ bank accounts.

In particular, today, 2,685,166 euros were paid to 729 natural persons to deal with basic living needs and simple repair work and/or the replacement of household goods in areas affected by the floods of September. These are payments that resulted from the checks made by the officers of the General Secretariat for Natural Disaster Recovery and State Aid on the applications submitted to the first aid platform, arogi.gov.gr. At the same time, payments of 845,649 euros were made to 138 beneficiaries of first aid against housing assistance and payments of 5,188,000 euros were made to 2,163 businesses as first aid against the grant of businesses affected by the floods, which include livestock units and agricultural holdings.

Cumulatively, therefore, to date, 116.8 million euros have been paid to 32,160 applicants, who have been affected by the unprecedented flooding phenomenon that hit Thessaly, but also areas of Central Greece.

Regarding the distribution of first aid in each Regional Unit, it should be noted that:

  • In the Regional Unit of Karditsa, 51 million euros have been allocated so far to 12,644 of our fellow citizens, whether households, businesses, livestock breeders, or farmers.
  • In the Larissa Regional Unit, 27.9 million euros have been allocated so far to 8,401 of our fellow citizens, whether households, businesses, livestock breeders or farmers.
  • In the Trikala Regional Unit, 21.2 million euros have been allocated so far to 5,436 of our fellow citizens, whether households, businesses, livestock breeders, or farmers.
  • In the Magnesia Regional Unit, 14 million euros have been allocated so far to 4,644 of our fellow citizens, whether households, businesses, livestock breeders, or farmers.
  • In the Fthiotida Regional Unit, 2.6 million euros have been allocated so far to 1,023 of our fellow citizens, either households, businesses, livestock breeders or farmers.

At the same time, the process of cross-checking the data submitted through the first aid platform, arogi.gov.gr, continues and in the following days the payments will continue normally.