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EMY severe weather warning remains in effect: Orange and red alerts issued for multiple regions – when rain is expected in Athens
Meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafyllias warns of intense and persistent storms with hail, gale-force winds and a risk of flash flooding. Conditions are expected to improve from Saturday, with summer weather returning on Sunday
Gas smell from closed petrol station in Piraeus; apartment buildings evacuated as a precaution
Authorities have been mobilised after reports of a possible gas leak at a fuel station on Omiridou Skylitsi Street in Piraeus. Traffic has been halted and the area has been cordoned off by the Fire Service and the Hellenic Police - the “Piraeus” station on Metro Line 1 (ISAP) has been temporarily closed, while services are operating only on the Faliro–Kifisia section
Traffic Commander: Drones, patrol cars and artificial intelligence – How Athens’ new traffic management system will operate
What the new traffic management system brings – According to the Minister of Citizen Protection, once fully deployed from September, it could improve traffic flow by 25%-30%
Fire breaks out at old Badminton Theatre building in Athens’ Goudi Park
Twenty-eight firefighters and nine vehicles, including a specialist aerial appliance, are tackling the blaze at the abandoned venue in Goudi, as Civil Protection immediately urges nearby residents to stay indoors with windows and doors shut
Free air conditioners offered to vulnerable households by Athens Municipality – Who can apply
Applications must be submitted exclusively online until Sunday, July 19, 2026
Stricter rules for electric scooters. New buses and metro upgrades in Attica
The Deputy Transport Minister said Greece is moving to ban the sale, rental or transfer of e-scooters to under-17s, while also investing in new buses, metro train upgrades and road projects to ease traffic congestion
Mystery over missing Chinese woman in Artemida: ‘I am sure she did not leave of her own will’, husband says
The husband of Yu Ting, a Chinese-language interpreter missing since 20 May, says he does not know what happened in central Athens that day but insists she would not have been carrying large sums of money
