{"id":13971,"date":"2026-04-01T21:39:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/fallen-tree-disrupts-traffic-on-key-athens-road\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:39:49","slug":"fallen-tree-disrupts-traffic-on-key-athens-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/fallen-tree-disrupts-traffic-on-key-athens-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallen tree disrupts traffic on key Athens road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1299865\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/peiraios-320x200.jpg?v=1775068912\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/peiraios.jpg?v=1775068912\" alt=\"Fallen tree disrupts traffic on key Athens road\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/peiraios-960x600.jpg?v=1775068913\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[InTime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Traffic along Pireos Street, a key route linking central Athens with Piraeus, was disrupted on Wednesday night after a large tree collapsed over the roadway. No injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic police closed the affected stretch from the intersection with Petrou Ralli Street toward Piraeus, diverting vehicles as crews worked to clear the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident comes as Storm Erminio sweeps across the country, bringing heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and strong winds, with severe conditions expected to continue into Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Weather-related traffic disruptions have also been reported in Spata, on the eastern outskirts of Athens, and in coastal Rafina, further east.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1299865\/fallen-tree-disrupts-traffic-on-key-athens-road\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[InTime News] Traffic along Pireos Street, a key route linking central Athens with Piraeus, was disrupted on Wednesday night after a large tree collapsed over the roadway. 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