Athens traffic brought to standstill by transport strike
(27 Sep 2011) SHOTLIST 1. Wide high shot of long queues of cars and motorcycles in traffic 2. Mid of people on motorcycles and cars 3. Low angle shot of cars passing by 4. Side shot of cars passing in traffic 5. Mid of cars and people with bicycles 6. Wide high shot of traffic jam 7. Crowds of pedestrians walking past bus stop 8. Commuters coming out of tram 9. Close-up of taxis in traffic 10. Empty bus stop 11. Close-up of bus stop sign reading (Greek) "Syntagma Square" 12. Wide of taxis in queue 13. Woman with backpack near taxi 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Naucler, tourist from Seattle, Washington: "Being a tourist, it hasn''''t really inconvenienced me, so it''''s good that they''''re standing up and doing what they think is right." 15. Sign on metro gate announcing participation in 24-hour strike 16. Wide of closed metro gate 17. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Dimitris, last name not given, unemployed commuter: "The country is a mess. Everyone is right and everyone is wrong. The strike is understood on the one hand. On the other, they can''''t block the entire city." 18. Tourists having suitcases put in taxi 19. Close-up of Greek flag with dark cloud STORYLINE Traffic jammed the streets of Athens early on Tuesday as public transport workers continued a strike against austerity measures. Commuters opted taking their cars after the Athens metro, buses and trolley buses held a 24-hour strike. The tram operated normally. More strikes are planned for the rest of the week. Other commuters were seen riding bicycles or walking; tourists opted for taxis. Faced with mounting anger from the country''''s international creditors, the government recently announced a raft of new austerity measures to secure the next 8 (b) billion euros (10.7 (b) billion US dollars) instalment of bailout loans from the 110 (b) billion euros rescue package it has been dependent on since last year. Without the funds, Greece only has enough funds to see it through mid-October, when it faces the prospect of a messy default. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
