Monday, 12. July 2004
Topic: POLICE REPORT - on July 12, 2004 at 1:33:00 PM CEST
Major blackouts hit Greece
A POWER outage hit Athens and other parts of Greece on Monday, cutting off air conditioning as temperatures pushed past 40C and blacking out most Olympic venues as crews raced to finish work before the games start.
The blackout hit more than 75 per cent of greater Athens, stranding rail commuters in the city that is home to nearly 5 million people, police said.
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