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The fire service received at least 50 calls to pump water out of basement homes and businesses in the port of Thessaloniki on Thursday, as wet weather hit northern Greece and other parts of the country following a five-day heatwave.

The toll charges for heavy goods vehicles, weighing between 3.5 and 12 tonnes, will be from 3 to 7 stotinki per kilometre, depending on the emission class of the vehicle and the road catregory. This is set out in the decree adopted on February 19 by the Council of Ministers to amend the Tariff for fees collected for the passage and use of the national road network.

Food Truck celebrates its five-year anniversary along with head chef Giorgos Glinos' 46th birthday at Str.Eaters restaurant in Karitsi Square. Food by collaborators will be served on an all-you-can-eat basis. Free drinks and food will be offered by Food Truck's latest project, Food Truck Levant, with flavors inspired by Middle East and Mediterranean cuisine. The celebrations start at 7 p.m.

Police in Romania haven't found a truck carrying the corpses of eight people, Adevarul writes. The signal about a truck with the bodies of 8 people in its refrigerated trailer turned out to be fake, according to the newspaper, which reported about the incident.

A man called the emergency telephone and said he found bodies in a truck trailer on the road between Timisoara and Arad.

Weather is expected to deteriorate, and in high mountain areas rain may turn to snow. The weather forecast has suggested a significant drop in temperatures. In this regard, the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) is urging drivers who plan to travel through mountain passes not to take to the road with summer tyres and to adjust their speed to the weather conditions.

Weather is expected to deteriorate, and in high mountain areas rain may turn to snow. The weather forecast has suggested a significant drop in temperatures. In this regard, the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) is urging drivers who plan to travel through mountain passes not to take to the road with summer tyres and to adjust their speed to the weather conditions.

Dry grass is burning near the village of Yoakim Gruevo, Chief Inspector Peter Toskov, Deputy Director of the Fire Department, told Focus Radio - Plovdiv. The fire was reported at noon. Six fire engines are now onsite. An area of about 50 decares was covered by the fire. The fire has been localized and contained, so far there is no danger of it affecting nearby buildings.

A passenger train hit a truck stuck on rails in northern Germany, injuring eight people, two of them seriously, police said, reported NOVA TV. 

The crash occurred at about 4.30 am local time at a rail crossing at Alt Düvenstedt near Flensburg. As a result, the regional train carrying 22 passengers was derailed.

Municipal tow trucks tighten control against improper parking in Sofia. In addition to the gratis in the paid areas, they will now pick up all offenders of the Road Traffic Act. For one day of the action, 1200 cars went to a parking lot, NOVA said.
 

PIMK Ltd., one of the leading transport companies in Eastern Europe, has increased its sustainability credentials with the purchase of 50 new IVECO STRALIS NP 400HP trucks running on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to provide green logistics services to its partners.

London, December 20, 2018