Messenia

A 48-year-old Greek was arrested on Friday in Kalamata, in the Peloponnese, after throwing a 25-year-old Bulgarian off a first-floor balcony.

Police said the two men got into a verbal dispute over personal differences, before the physical altercation occurred.

The 25-year-old was being treated at Kalamata hospital.

His situation was not believed to be critical.

Firefighters continued on Tuesday to battle a large blaze in the southwestern Peloponnese that prompted authorities to partially evacuate four villages and take emergency measures for the protection of an ancient city.

The number of people who drowned across Greece since Friday rose to 15 on Sunday after a 50-year-old man died in the area of Peroulia, near Koroni in the Peloponnese, according to information released by the Greek coast guard.

By Maria Katsounaki

A 39-year-old man accused of committing 29 robberies at churches and cemeteries in the broader region of Messinia in the southwestern Peloponnese is due to face a prosecutor on Thursday.

The suspect is believed to have stolen cash, religious icons and other valuable items in a string of robberies starting in August last year.