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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-02-16
CONTENTS
[01] Protesting farmers to cut Greece in two
[02] Minor quake shakes western Greece
[01] Protesting farmers to cut Greece in two
Farmers from central Greece decided to toughen their stance and are
already on their way to Athens-Lamia motorway in order to close the
road at the 200km at Bralos interchange.
Seventy tractors are already at the spot and have closed the entrances
and exits to the motorway and have blocked the traffic to all vehicles to
and from the strategic point of Bralos and Amfissa, cutting the country
in two.
According to farmers' statements traffic on the Athens-Lamia-Thessaloniki
national road will be interrupted after 13:00 on Tuesday.
[02] Minor quake shakes western Greece
A minor eartquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded
at 09:00 on Tuesday in western Greece. According to the Geodynamics
Institute of Athens Observatory, the quake's epicentre was located in
the sea region of the Corinth Gulf near the city of Nafpaktos.
On Monday, a moderate quake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook
the region of Ilia in western Peloponnese, at 20:55.
The quake's epicentre was located near the village of Krestena. No
injuries or damages were reported.
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