A six-kilometer stretch of the main Athens-Patras tollway near the resort town of Xylokastro was closed, with traffic diverted to a provincial roadway
4.9 R tremor shakes area of southwest Greece known for its very active seismic activity
46 of the blazes were immediately contained, with the most affected areas being brushland, some agricultural tracts and lastly forestland
Founded in 1884, the Peloponnese line is Europe’s longest meter-gauge railway network. Services stopped in 2011 as a result of Greece’s debt crisis.
The 5.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 9:12 a.m. in a sea region off the harbor town of Pylos, and felt as far away as Athens
The residences in the complex, to be completed by 2026, will bear the Waldorf Astoria by Hilton brand
The quake was felt as far away as the port city of Piraeus, northeast in the greater Athens area.