Thermi

A closed gymnasium under construction in Trilofos, in the municipality of Thermi, eastern Thessaloniki, was vandalized by unknown individuals before its construction could be completed. The perpetrators entered the construction site, opened containers of materials that were on-site, and scattered them across the stands and the playing area.

Thirty-five fires have occurred across the country in the last 24 hours. Of these, according to the Fire Department, 31 were dealt with immediately, at their initial stage, while firefighters are tackling four more.

The Fire Department has made an arrest and imposed administrative fines for fires in Chania, Corfu, Ilia, Ioannina, Thessaloniki and Evia.

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A Thessaloniki prosecutor has brought criminal charges against two men who were arrested for shooting and killing a dog in the municipality of Thermi, southeast of the northern port city.

The 47-year-old rancher and his 44-year-old friend, who remain in custody, will appear before an investigative magistrate on Saturday.

Authorities in Thessaloniki are responding to a coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home at the northern port city's Thermi district.

A total of 30 people - 25 residents and 5 members of staff - have so far tested positive for the virus.

All of them are said to be in good health.

Police in Thessaloniki on Friday were investigating the burglary on Christmas Day of an elderly man's home in the district of Thermi during which the robbers allegedly made off with 800 gold sovereigns. 

According to the account given by the 72-year-old, the assailants broke into his home through the balcony door and stole jewelry as well as the gold sovereigns.

A refugee girl stands next to her mother during a protest at the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace in Thessaloniki Tuesday. Representatives of the nearby municipality of Thermi and local residents are insisting that conditions at the refugee reception facility in the area of Vasilika be improved immediately as winter is looming and temperatures are dropping.

A 63-year-old motorist died Tuesday when his car was swept up by floodwaters on a country road near Scholari in the municipality of Thermi following heavy rainfall.

A 64-year-old woman who had been in the car with him managed to get out of the vehicle and was transferred to the hospital with symptoms of hypothermia.