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3.3 tremor recorded near Larissa
The quake was recorded 23 kilometers west southwest of Elassona
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Snowfall and freezing temperatures hit northern Greece
Northern regions of Greece started seeing snow on Saturday, as a low pressure system, named Medea by the Athens Astronomical Observatory, started sweeping through the country.
Heavy snowfall closes roads on Thessaloniki’s Mt Hortiatis
Eleven snow ploughs were dispatched by municipal authorities in northern Greece to clear roads on and around Mount Hortiatis, which received more than 30 centimeters of snowfall overnight and on Thursday morning.
Mother and daughter found in Pieria ravine died instantly, coroner finds
A 45-year-old mother and her 17-year-old daughter who went missing last week and whose bodies were found at the bottom of a 120-meter-deep ravine in Pieria, northern Greece on Sunday, died instantly, according to the results on Monday of an autopsy conducted at Thessaloniki's Aristotle University.
The results of toxicology tests are expected in the coming days.
Infant's death in Tyrnavos attributed to respiratory infection
A forensic examination of the body of a 4-month-old baby which died on February 21 in the town of Tyrnavos, central Greece, attributed the infant's death to a respiratory infection, the state-run Athens-Macedonian News Agency reported.
Coroners ran tests on tissue samples and blood samples were sent to the National Meningitis Center to determine the cause of death.
Military helicopter crash survivor recovering
A 26-year-old army officer who emerged from Wednesday's military helicopter crash that killed four people was in stable condition Friday, doctors said.
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Sole survivor of helicopter crash says aircraft got tangled in power lines
The sole survivor of a military helicopter crash that killed four army officers has said that the aircraft got tangled in power lines before going down.
The UH-1H helicopter crashed on Wednesday near the village of Sarantaporo in Elassona, central Greece, during a routine patrol flight.
Four Killed in Military Helicopter Crash in Central Greece
Military officials in Greece say four army officers have been killed and one injured in the crash of a border patrol helicopter in northern Greece, Ekathimerini writes, quoted by Focus News Agency.
Search is under way for mother of fetus found in garbage
Investigators said on Tuesday the human fetus discovered in a bag at a local garbage sorting facility at Girtoni in Larissa, central Greece, on Monday had been transferred there with garbage from the nearby town of Elassona, and are focusing their search for the mother there.
Farmers gun their engines, threatening major protests
Farmers from Tyrnavos and Elassona in central Greece are seen driving their tractors along the stretch of national highway connecting Larissa and Kozani on Monday. Unions representing farmers are to decide this week on how to ratchet up their protests against increases in taxes, gas prices and social security contributions.