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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-07-28
CONTENTS
[01] Forest fires rage in northern Greece
[02] Exodus of vacationers for August holidays
[01] Forest fires rage in northern Greece
Fires continued to rage in northern Greece on Saturday in forest
expanses in Dorkada of Thessaloniki prefecture and at Fteri at Pieria
prefecture. Fires are in progress in western Macedonia, in Krystalopigi
of Florina and at Grammos in Kastoria. Regarding the first fire, there
are two fronts, while in the second, there are points in progress and
an operation has started by fire-fighting aircraft.
The fire at Hamilo of Kilkis prefecture has been extinguished and the
Fire Brigade is on the alert in the event the fire rekindles.
[02] Exodus of vacationers for August holidays
The first wave of vacationers for the August holidays began on Saturday
morning with increased movement on the national highways, ports,
airports, inter-city buses and trains. On Saturday, 32 ships were due
to depart from the port of Piraeus and 18 from the port Rafina for the
Aegean islands and Crete, while on Sunday, another 32 ships will sail
from Piraeus and 18 from Rafina, transporting tens of thousands of
travelers.
Increased movement is also observed at Athens International Airport,
while capacity reaches nearly 100% in aircraft, inter-city buses and
trains, with extra schedules added to meet increased passenger demand.
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