Keratea

Authorities raised the alarm after radioactive waste was detected on a truck near Athens, the Environment Ministry said on Monday.

The ministry said it was informed on Sunday that a container transporting waste from the VIOPA industrial park in Keratea, eastern Attica, to the landfill at Fyli, west of Athens, was emitting radioactive iodine, picked up by sensors at the landfill.

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By Yiannis Papadopoulos

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday called on opposition parties, independent MPs, labor unions and environmental groups to create a united front to prevent the government from passing a revised version of its coastal bill through Parliament.

Former Athens bishop Panteleimon Bezenitis was found dead in Gefi, Keratea, northeastern Attica, on Wednesday.

Initial reports suggested the body was discovered by Greek coast guard officers on the beach and was subsequently transported by an EKAV emergency assistance ambulance to the Keratea Health Center. A post morten was expected to determine the cause of death.

A group of 25 firefighters operating 11 fire engines were battling a fire in the area of Ano Daskaleio in Keratea, southern Attica, on Wednesday.

According to the fire department while strong winds were blowing in the area the blaze did not threaten homes and businesses situated in the vicinity.

The state of Greece’s fleet of firefighting planes was described as “more or less borderline” by Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias on Wednesday as a wildfire broke out southeast of Athens.