Thouria, Messenia

Greek archaeologists have brought to light an extensive portion of the ancient theatre of Thouria, near the port town of Kalamata in the Peloponnese, the Greek Ministry of Culture said on Thursday.
The excavation at the site of ancient Thouria unearthed the entire perimeter of the orchestra pit in the theater, the diameter of which is 16.30m.

Greek archaeologists have unearthed a major part of the ancient theater of Thouria at the outskirts of Kalamata city in southern Greece, the country's Culture Ministry announced on Thursday.

The first remains of the theater of the ancient city, which dates back to the 4th century BC, came to light during excavations in the summer of 2016.

At least four people died and another went missing as heavy rainfall late Tuesday and early Wednesday flooded streets and homes in the Messinia region in the southern Peloponnese and areas east of Thessaloniki in northern Greece.

The number of people who have died following heavy flooding in the southwest Peloponnese has risen to four, authorities announced on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a woman was missing in Thessaloniki, also hit by bad weather, officials said.

Three people have died and one is left missing in Messinia, in the southwest Peloponnese, due to some of the region's worst flooding in years, officials said Wednesday.

A 52-year-old man was arrested in Kalamata on Friday on suspicion of being involved in the murder of an Albanian man and his young son outside the Peloponnesian city more than a year ago.

The suspect, who is known to police, is alleged to have ordered the contract killing, which left 35-year-old Filip Mesaj and his 2-year-old son dead.