<p>A newborn boy left in a waste chute in the western Greek city of Kalamata was saved by chance Wednesday when the garbage truck was late in making its daily rounds, the local mayor said.</p>.<p>"The baby was fortunate in its misfortune...there was a delay in the day's collection," Kalamata mayor Thanassis Vassilopoulos told Alpha TV.</p>.<p>"The garbage trucks do not just load waste, they compress it," he added.</p>.<p>The days-old newborn had been left in a garbage chute several metres deep in the centre of town, the television station said.</p>.<p>Found by a woman feeding strays, the baby was taken to a local hospital with breathing difficulty, and is expected to make a full recovery, the station said.</p>
<p>A newborn boy left in a waste chute in the western Greek city of Kalamata was saved by chance Wednesday when the garbage truck was late in making its daily rounds, the local mayor said.</p>.<p>"The baby was fortunate in its misfortune...there was a delay in the day's collection," Kalamata mayor Thanassis Vassilopoulos told Alpha TV.</p>.<p>"The garbage trucks do not just load waste, they compress it," he added.</p>.<p>The days-old newborn had been left in a garbage chute several metres deep in the centre of town, the television station said.</p>.<p>Found by a woman feeding strays, the baby was taken to a local hospital with breathing difficulty, and is expected to make a full recovery, the station said.</p>