Mylopotamos: flood-aid applications open through 23 October
The extension concerns immediate needs and replacement of household goods. Applications are filed with the municipality with the inspection report, family-status certificate, E1, E9 and proof of IBAN.
Updated 21.10.2026 · 12:10, Athens time — What changed:
The deadline for flood-aid applications to the Municipality of Mylopotamos has been extended through Friday, 23 October 2026 for residents affected by the recent floods. The municipality's update was reported by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
Where to apply and which documents are requested
Applicants are asked to file the official application with the municipality and bring:
- a copy of the inspection report,
- a family-status certificate,
- copies of the E1 and E9 tax forms,
- proof of a bank account showing the IBAN and the beneficiary's name.
The aid concerns immediate needs and replacement of household goods. Announcement of the deadline does not confirm approval or payment of every application and gives no disbursement date.
Earlier updates — history
Updated 19.10.2026 · 20:02, Athens time — What changed:
The latest Crete figures published by the Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection on 19 October 2026 report 237 building inspections: 213 buildings classified green, 22 yellow and two red.
Deputy Minister Kostas Katsafados reiterated a commitment to transfer financial-aid funds within five working days after the relevant municipal requests are submitted. This does not confirm payments to households or start a five-day period for everyone today.
Restoration projects in Crete and Evia await municipal and regional requests and the corresponding funding decisions. The notice provides no new individual amounts or application deadline. This update adds the latest snapshot and the specific ministerial commitment; earlier figures remain below with their dates.
Earlier reporting — history
Updated 10 October 2026, 17:08 Athens time — What changed: added the initial-aid timetable presented by Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Evangelos Tournas, conditional on completed inspections and complete files.
In a Real FM interview published by the ministry on 10 October, the minister estimated that damage recording in Crete would finish in the coming week. DAEFK inspections of homes and businesses are ongoing.
Following inspections and submission of complete files, working with municipalities and the region, the minister cited 10 days for funds to reach mayors for aid covering household contents, and 15 days for funds for affected businesses.
This is a conditional timetable, not confirmation of completed payments or a deadline automatically running from 10 October. The announcement sets neither individual aid amounts nor a new application deadline.
The 8 October tally
A total of 137 building inspections had been completed in areas of Crete affected by recent severe weather by the daily update of 8 October 2026, according to the General Directorate for the Restoration of Natural-Disaster Impacts.
Of the total, 127 buildings were marked green, 10 yellow and none red. The announcement records inspections completed so far; it does not say that the process has ended.
The tally by municipality
- Amari: 10 inspections — four green and six yellow buildings.
- Heraklion: three inspections — all three buildings green.
- Ierapetra: 66 inspections — 63 green and three yellow buildings.
- Mylopotamos: 49 inspections — 48 green and one yellow building.
- Lasithi Plateau: nine inspections — all nine buildings green.
The checks cover 75 homes, 36 business premises and 26 other buildings, including storage structures and animal shelters. The latest daily tally added inspections in Agios Ioannis, Stavrochori and Schinokapsala in the municipality of Ierapetra, as well as municipal districts of Heraklion.
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