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Family awarded 310,000 euro over Mati fire death
A family was awarded 310,000 euros in compensation on Thursday for the death of a woman during the Mati wildfire in 2018. This was the second ruling of a three-member Court of First Instance in Athens.
The woman died at sea, drowning while she was attempting to escape the lethal fires.
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Illegal bungalows in Schinias-Marathon National Park being probed
The municipal authority of Marathon, East Attica, has vowed to launch a probe into the illegal construction of 13 seaside bungalows on a privately owned plot of land inside a Natura-protected national park.
Greece still in the grip of cold weather; some schools in Attica to close Mon
Thorny times for flower growers
Workers at a nursery in Marathon, eastern Attica, haul a sack of dead roses to a bonfire pit, on Thursday. With flower shops closed during the coronavirus lockdown, many Greek growers are having to destroy their crops. [Iannis Liakos/Intime News]
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Officials respond to coronavirus outbreak in nursing home
A disinfecting crew in hazmat suits enters a retirement home at the seaside settlement of Nea Makri, east of Athens, Monday. The center was put under quarantine over the weekend after 12 people - 10 residents and two members of staff - tested positive for the coronavirus. The elderly were taken to Sotiria Hospital in Athens for treatment as they are considered high-risk.
Covid-19 tests to be carried out at all Attica retirement homes after outbreak
Greek Health Ministry representative Sotiris Tsiodras and National Health Organization (EODY) president Panagiotis Arkoumaneas on Monday visited a retirement home in Nea Makri, east of Athens, which was quarantined the night before after several residents tested positive for the coronavirus.
Helios memorial service held to commemorate victims
A remembrance service was held Wednesday to mark 14 years since an airplane operated by Cypriot airline Helios Airways crashed in the Grammatiko region of Attica, killing the 115 passengers and six crew on board.
The ceremony was attended by politicians, local officials, Cypriot Ambassador to Athens Kyriakos Kenevezos and relatives of the victims.
Police probe shooting of businessman in Nea Makri
Police in Attica are probing the shooting of a 53-year-old businessman in Nea Makri on Saturday night.
According to investigators, a gunman opened fire on the 53-year-old during a drive-by shooting outside the victim's business on Poseidonos Avenue.
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Fyli landfill near capacity
The capital's main landfill in Fyli, northwestern Athens, is expected to run out of space in under 10 months, meaning that the lingering waste management crisis will be foisted onto the next administration.
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Twenty charged over deadly 2018 Attica blaze
Following seven months of investigations into the deadly fires that killed 100 people and destroyed parts of eastern Attica last July, prosecutors on Tuesday brought charges of negligent arson, negligent manslaughter and grievous bodily harm through negligence against 20 current and former state officials.
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