Nafpaktos

Prison deputy director dies in car crash

The deputy director of the Malandrino Prison died in a car crash in central Greece on Tuesday, local media reported.

The woman was returning to Nafpaktos, where she lives, when her car veered off course near the area of Faneromeni and plunged seven meters into a ravine.

Local authorities are investigating the circumstances of the accident.

Quake measuring magnitude 4.5 recorded in central Greece

An earthquake in central Greece with a preliminary reading of 4.5 magnitude was recorded 15 km east of the town of Nafpaktos, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said on Wednesday.

The Institute said the quake was recorded at a depth of 12.7 km. There were no immediate reports of damage, the fire department said. 

[Reuters]

One dead after single-engine aircraft crashes in Fokida

A single-engine, two-seater aircraft crashed near the village of Skaloma in Fokida prefecture in central Greece shortly after 4 pm on Saturday, killing one of the two people who had been in the plane.

The second person, who was conscious after the crash, according to local reports, was transferred to a Nafpaktos medical center for treatment.

4.1 magnitude earthquake his off Corinth coast

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck off coast of Corinth at the Corinthian Gulf at 10.15am, Thursday. The tremor was felt in the cities of Patras, Nafpaktos and the region of Aetolia and Akarnania. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Institute, the epicentre of the earthquake was 10km north of the region of Kamares in Aegialia.

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