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Provision of air-conditioned space for protection of homeless during heatwave

heatwave
08 Jul 2025 / 10:44

CORFU. Air-conditioned space will be available at the Municipal Theatre and accessible from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., from July 7 to July 9.

The Municipality of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands is providing an air-conditioned space at the Municipal Theatre for the protection of vulnerable citizens from high temperatures.

The air-conditioned area is available and accessible from 09:00 to 19:00 during the period from July 7 to July 9.

Additionally, an air-conditioned space at the Homeless Day Care Centre will be open on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 09:00 to 17:00 for the use of the homeless (information phone number: 26610 81855).

Information for citizens regarding the availability and use of these spaces can be obtained by calling 26613 62124 on working days, from 08:00 to 14:30.

A related announcement will be posted at the following locations of the Municipality of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands:

  1. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Social Protection & Welfare at Michail Theotokis Square (Old Town Hall),

  2. KEP office at 13 Samara Street,

  3. Municipality official website

  4. Homeless Day Care Centre at 11 Solomou Street,

  5. Community Centre, ground floor of the Municipal Theatre building on Stamatios Desyllas Street.

This initiative is part of the municipality’s social policy and public health protection measures, activated during periods of significantly high temperatures. It follows the guidelines of the General Secretariat for Social Solidarity and Poverty Alleviation of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, aiming to prevent homeless individuals from being exposed to danger due to the upcoming heatwave.