Agioi Theodoroi
Suburban railway halted due to fire near Athens-Corinth national road
Suburban railway services have been suspended close to the refineries in Corinth due to a fire near the Athens-Corinth National Road, following an order from Civil Protection.
According to Hellenic Train, train 1317 (Kiato - Piraeus) is currently stationed in Corinth and train 1314 (Piraeus - Kiato) is held in Agioi Theodoroi.
‘We are in despair,’ says official as blazes continue to rage
Wednesday brought no respite to the hundreds of firefighters, volunteers, municipal workers and military personnel who spent all night battling major wildfires in West Attica and Corinthia - raging for a third day - and a new blaze on the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes.
Settlements evacuated as wildfires spread
Residents in a number of settlements in Corinthia and Western Attica have received 112 emergency messages ordering them to evacuate their homes due to fires raging in the region.
Shortly after 7 p.m., residents of the Glykia Zoi settlement in Corinthia were ordered to evacuate their homes and move towards Agioi Theodoroi.
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All roads between Elefsina and Corinth closed due to fires
All roads between Elefsina and Corinth have been closed by order of the police, due to the intensification of wildfires in the region.
The order concerns the new motorway between the two toll stations at Elefsina and Corinth as well as the old national highway.
The roads are the only access points to the Peloponnese from Athens.
Section of Athens-Corinth national road is shut down due to fires
Greek traffic police has stopped traffic circulation on the Athens-Corinth national highway from the Agii Theodori intersection to the Epidaurus intersection, on Monday, due to fires southeast of Loutraki.
Circulation in both directions has been shut down. [AMNA]
Motor OIl: Investment decision for the Corinth FSRU at the end of 2022
Motor Oil is expected to make the decision investment for FSRU in Agioi Theodoroi to be installed by "Gas Canal" in the fourth quarter of the year .
Athens-Corinth highway reopens; Proastiakos running as usual
Police reopened the Athens-Corinth national highway on Tuesday morning, which had been closed to traffic due to a fire that broke out on Monday in nearby woodland that blanketed the area in thick smoke and ash.
Authorities also said that service has resumed as normal on the Proastiakos suburban railway and on KTEL Intercity buses running between the Peloponnese and the mainland.
Man found with more than 15 kilos of heroin arrested
A 47-year-old man arrested Monday on the Athens-Patra highway, near the junction for Aghioi Theodoroi, near Corinth, was found to be carrying a television stuffed with more than 15 kilos of heroin.
Elderly man shoots son to death on Crete
The 85-year-old man accused of killing his 58-year-old son son on Saturday in the area of Aghioi Theodoroi on the island of Crete has been given until Tuesday to prepare his defense in court. According to reports on Monday, the accused man appears mentally confused and social workers have requested a psychological evaluation.
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Heat wave pushes thermometer well over 40C
A woman takes a break from the heat under the shade of a tree in central Athens on Friday as Greece struggled with the summer's first heat wave. The National Observatory of Athens said the highest temperatures yesterday at 3 p.m.
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