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Greek police has stopped traffic circulation on the Athens-Corinth national highway from the Agii Theodori intersection to the Epidaurus intersection, on Monday, due to wildfires southeast of the resort town of Loutraki in western Attica. Traffic has been shut down on both directions. Video: The blaze of Loutraki before the …

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Smoke from the forest fire in north-eastern Corinth covered Greek capital Athens and reached also distanced islands in the Aegean Sea. The smell of burning wood filled the air in the Greek capital that was also covered with a yellowish-grey cloud that affected visibility and covered also the Acropolis. The …

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Six settlements and two monasteries have been evacuated on Thursday morning as a wildfire has been raging since the previous night in the area of Schinos by Loutraki, north-east of Corinth. Thousands of acres of pine forest and four houses have been burnt down. It is the first big wildfire …

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Tragedy in Loutraki: The bodies of four men were found in a cave ravine in the area of ​​Ano Karbounarι at Saturday dawn. According to preliminary information, the men aged 35 to 70 were searching for a treasure and had a generator with them. Their bodies were found in a …

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A 12-year-old boy was transferred to hospital after playing the so-called “choking game.” The boy was reportedly playing the game together with his friends in a school in Loutraki, western Greece. The boy was first transferred to the hospital in Corinth and from there to a children hospital in Athens. …

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The forest fire on the island of Zakynthos was still in progress on Monday, although firefighters struggled all through the night against the flames. The overall situation was much improved. Also in Loutraki in the Gulf of Corinth the big fire was abating. However, firefighters are on alert as winds …

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A wild fire has been raging in the resort of Loutraki in the Gulf of Corinth still on Sunday creating a suffocating atmosphere. The blaze that broke out on Saturday is reportedly out of control due to strong winds blowing in the area.. The fire is just one of the …

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Greek authorities have arrested an antiquities smuggler who was about to sell a 2,000-year-old marble statue of  ancient goddess of love Aphrodite and other antiquities stolen from the Museum of Santorini island. Police arrested the 43-year-old Greek in the seaside town of Loutraki in the Gulf of Corinth on Tuesday …

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The Club Hotel Casino Loutraki has announced the reopening of Loutraki Casino as the reasons leading to temporary suspension have been eliminated. At the same time, the company noted that the Athens Administrative Court of First Instance partially accepted its request and suspended the decision of the Supervisory and Game …

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The Greek gambling watchdog has today shut down Club Casino Loutraki over unpaid gaming taxes, despite a court decision earlier this year that ordered the government to repay €44m to the beleaguered property. The decision to suspend operations at Casino Loutraki, once one of the world’s most profitable, has come …

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Jelly fish comes in Small, Medium and Large size. And sometimes in Extra-Large, like the one  teenager Kosmas fished the other day at the beach of Akoli in Achaia: a perfect shaped and well-developed example of gelatin and tentacles estimated to weigh 4.5 to 5 kilos in total. Kosmas and …

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