Cephissus

The serious consequences of a weather event similar to what impacted Valencia, Spain, if it struck Attica, were described by Charis Kon

Heartbreaking footage has been captured by the Up Stories team using a drone over Lake Yliki. Specifically, the team recorded images on Monday (28/10) of the lake and its island, which was once 120 meters from the shore and is now accessible by car.

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The issue of water-logging that experts say our country is facing due to prolonged drought has led the relevant agencies to mobilize. The problem of water scarcity is of course a headache for EYDAP which has to take care of the water supply of a large part of the basin and especially the capital and the surrounding municipalities.

Attica regional authorities announced on Wednesday the start of a cleaning operation for the covered sections of the Kifisos River, marking the first such effort in many decades.

The aim is to remove tons of debris and waste to allow stormwater to flow unobstructed.

I'm struck by the ongoing debate regarding the future of Vassilissis Olgas Avenue in the center of the Greek capital. It appears to serve as a smokescreen for narrow political objectives while overlooking the daily ordeal we Athenians face on our congested roads.

Serious damage to the underground bed of the Kifissos River in Athens has been identified by a team of speleologists. 

The team was conducting an underground expedition and had reached a section beneath the Kifissou KTEL bus terminal, when they came across a hill of trash and debris as well as a lake that may have formed as a result of the bottom being destroyed. 

Dutch-owned company Ten Brinke plans to build a new shopping center at Neo Faliro, on the corner of Pireos and Kifissou streets.

Plans call for a 15,000-square meter, three-floor building, with one floor underground with 400 parking spaces.

French group Leroy Merlin's new store was completed by the Aktor construction company at 60 Kifissou Avenue in Kolonos, west of the city center of Athens, within a period of just six months.
The €15 million project concerns a building of 12,000 square meters on the plot where the construction of the Academy Gardens mall was previously planned.

Car importer Teoren Motors announced it will draw five new Renault Clio cars for the eastern Attica residents who had their vehicle burnt during the devastating wildfire at Mati and Neos Voutzas on July 23.

After a six-month delay, Environment Minister Giorgos Stathakis on Monday signed the presidential decree for the construction of a mall by Artume, a subsidiary of US firm BlackRock, on Kifissou Avenue in Athens.

The building permit for the 300-million-euro investment is expected in the coming months.