Central Greece

Large blazes being battled in east Attica and Mani

Firefighters were tested by two large blazes on Sunday - one near the small town of Stamata in eastern Attica and the second in Aghios Kyprianos, in eastern Mani, in the Peloponnese.

Sweltering temperatures and tinderbox conditions taxed the fire service in both cases, though the relative absence of wind averted a rapid spread of the flames.

Meteorologists forecast slight dip in sweltering weather

After a sweltering weekend that saw temperatures reach as high as 39 degrees Celsius in the Peloponnese, meteorologists forecast a dip early in the week. 

According to counting stations of the National Observatory of Athens, temperatures reached 38.9 in Messinia, 38.5 in Aitoloacarnania, 38.2 in Ileia, 37.7 in Agrinio and 37.3 in Trikala.

Greece to feature in French, Estonian TV shows

Greece and its attractions will feature in two popular television shows in France and Estonia this year with the backing of the Hellenic Tourism Organization (EOT).

More specifically, France 5's highly rated travel show "Echappees Belles" will start shooting in the northern region of Macedonia and central Greece in June and is expected to air on September 14.

Cars torched in spree of arson attacks

Police in Attica were on Sunday seeking the perpetrators behind arson attacks on four parked cars and a motorcycle in different parts of the greater Athens area.
The vehicles targeted were in the city center and the suburbs of Nea Smyrni and Vari between 1.20 a.m. and 3.30 a.m.
The motive behind the attacks was unclear. 

Two cars, campaign center set on fire

Two cars and a political campaign center were torched in separate incidents in the Attica area in the early hours of Friday, Skai reported.

Police were alerted to the first fire at 2.34 a.m., when a car was set alight on Papanastasiou Street in the Piraeus suburb of Keratsisni. About 10 minutes later, a second vehicle burst into flames in Acharnon, northwest of Athens.

Alternate minister dismisses trash crisis fears

Alternate Environment Minister Sokratis Famellos has downplayed concerns over a feared waste management crisis once the capital's main landfill in Fyli, northwestern Athens, runs out of space in under 10 months and is shut down.

"There is no danger regarding waste management... there is no infrastructure issue with regard to waste management in Attica," he said on Wednesday.

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