Mitsotakis at a videoconference with the coordination center in Larissa

Health issues, drainage of water from affected areas, restoration of access roads and roads, and relief efforts were prioritized at a meeting held this morning at the Coordination Operations Center.

Urgent health issues, water pumping, restoration and access to the road network, and government assistance were the priorities discussed at a morning meeting at the Larissa coordination center led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was connected by videoconference.

Regarding health issues, updated information was provided on epidemiological surveillance of infectious diseases and the clinical course of hospital admissions, as well as further actions to inform citizens on practical hygiene issues and additional measures to protect public health.

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It was emphasized that special attention is paid to the collection of animal corpses, which is carried out in accordance with all sanitary standards. As of 9am this morning, ELGA said there were 49,050 sheep and goats, 19,295 pigs, 4,186 cattle and 40,330 birds declared. So far, 21,906 sheep and goats, 6,800 pigs, 20 cattle and 23,300 birds have been disposed of (landfilled or incinerated).

The garbage collection operation in Palamas begins tomorrow. Regarding waste management issues, waste collection is generally proceeding normally, and until access to the Larisa landfill is restored to all municipalities, waste is transported to neighboring landfills. From tomorrow, a solid waste removal operation will begin in Palamas (Karditsa).

Detailed statements on all the above issues will be made at the scheduled daily briefing at 16.00 from the coordination operations center in Larissa by the Deputy Minister of Health Irene Agapidaki for Health Affairs, the Minister of Rural Development and Food Lefteris Avgenakis on the management of dead animals, ELGA compensation and a number of additional initiatives for farmers and livestock farmers by the Deputy Minister of State responsible for disaster management and state assistance, Christos Trianthopoulos on the process and progress of the implementation of state assistance and support for the affected population and the Secretary General for Waste Management Coordination Manolis Grafakos on waste issues.

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The number of autopsies and registrations of affected houses exceeded 4,500. According to the Department of State Aid of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, in the first few days, the teams of the General Secretariat for Disaster Management and State Aid, whose capacity is being increased daily, carried out about 4,500 openings and registrations of damaged and flooded houses and buildings. The number is expected to exceed 5,000 by the end of today.

At the same time, applications are still being accepted on the First Aid platform. arogi.gov.gr. As of this morning, 4,150 final applications and 2,900 provisional applications have been submitted, while payments will be made to villages that are completely affected by the floods. automatically, without submitting an application, based on data processed by the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection and AADE.

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As for access roads, in the villages of the Thessalian Valley, namely Karditsa, Trikala, Palamas, Farkadona, Domokos and Farsala, the water is gradually receding and roads are already opening today. Road connections to all villages except Keramidi in the Farkadona municipality have been restored.

Residents who asked for this were taken out of all villages, and those who wished to stay remained. To provide hospitality to residents displaced from their homes, special care has been taken to ensure the availability of accommodation in municipalities and the region, as well as in hotels in Larisa, Karditsa, Trikala and Kalambaka.

In Volos welcoming spaces are provided to families at the Thessaly Social Welfare Center after the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family temporarily handed them over to the social services of the Municipality of Volos. In all villages, fire brigade forces remain and continue to operate, providing assistance and pumping out water, as well as army forces and volunteer groups that provide assistance, transport goods and medical supplies if necessary.

Special Effort are being deployed to provide assistance in the mountain villages of Agrafa, Muzaki and Kalambaka, where there are helicopters and ground forces from the fire brigade and the army, which, in accordance with the civil defense needs of the local government, operate to transport supplies, medicines, patients, generators and materials.

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In addition, at this stage, the fire brigade, army and volunteer forces continue to work using land and water means in the areas of the workers’ houses of Giannoulis in Larissa, where the water level is beginning to recede, in the villages of Tempi to the Pinios delta and in the municipality of Killeler, especially on the lake plain Carla. The situation is finally improving on the national road as the water levels recede, but it remains closed.

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Present at the meeting Minister of Development Kostas Skrekas, Minister of Rural Development and Food Lefteris Avgenakis, Minister of State Akis Skertsos, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Thodoris Livanios, Deputy Minister of Health Irini Agapidaki, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Yiannis Bratakos, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Nikos Tachios, Deputy Minister Rural Development and Food Dionysis Stamenitis, Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Evangelos Tournas, Deputy Minister for Disaster Management and State Aid Christos Trianthaopoulos, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Thanasis Kontogeorgis and Government Spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis.

Also present Secretary General for Waste Management Coordination Manolis Grafakos, Secretary General for Allied Resources and Infrastructure Dimitris Papagiannidis, Secretary General for Public Order Manos Logothetis, Secretary General for Rural Development and Food George Stratakos, Regional Governor of Thessaly Kostas Agorastos, Commander of the First Army Major General Ioannis Tsioplos and the coordinator of the Central Greece and Thessaly Fire Command, Major General Evangelos Falaras.

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