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Hundreds of farmers roll into Thessaloniki as protests intensify
Hundreds of farmers with 300 tractors are expected to meet Thursday in central Thessaloniki, near the iconic White Tower, to line up at the entrance to the Agrotica exhibition, to press demands for greater support of the farming sector.
Woman injured by low flying coast guard helicopter
A woman was injured by a Coast Guard helicopter that was flying low on Saturday in Prieria, Central Macedonia.
As a result of the low passage of a helicopter near the beachfront of Platamonas coast in Pieria, umbrellas and seats were swept away in front of a health center and a 42-year-old foreigner was injured.
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Traffic between Athens and Thessaloniki disrupted due to flooding
Vehicular traffic between Athens and Thessaloniki has been disrupted after flooding lead to the closure of roads in a number of sections on the motorway between the two cities.
‘Extreme danger’ of fires in six regions Wednesday
The Civil Protection Ministry has warned of an "extreme danger" of fire in six of the country's 13 regions on Wednesday.
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Residents in Thessaloniki urged to restrict movements due to storm
Residents in Thessaloniki in northern Greece have received a warning message from the 112 emergency line regarding the Ilina storm.
Specifically, just after 11.00 a.m. on Monday, a message was sent to Pella, Imathia, Pieria, and Thessaloniki warning of the possibility of dangerous weather phenomena from midday onwards.
Northern Greece – A host of the unvaccinated – How 8 areas reached lockdown
Experts and the government are concerned about the course of the pandemic in Northern Greece. It is characteristic that epidemiologist Gikas Maiorkinis in yesterday's official information about the coronavirus, spoke of a "worrying exception" of the areas in the north of the country.
Cases trending downward but ICU occupancy still high
Health authorities noted signs, albeit faint ones, that the coronavirus curve is leveling off on Friday as cases continued on a downward trend with admissions to hospitals gradually coming down across many parts of the country in recent days.
Extensive testing planned in large industrial units of northern Greece
Mobile units of the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) will conduct rapid antigen tests in large industrial units in the northern regions of Xanthi, Drama, Pella, Florina, Pieria and Imathia in the coming days, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.
Farmer crushed by tractor
A 69-year-old farmer lost his life on Saturday when he was crushed by his tractor after it overturned on his farm at Palaio Eleftherochori in Pieria, northern Greece.
The incident occurred shortly after 8 a.m.
Firefighters extracted the man from under the vehicle and rushed him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Multiple arrests made over illicit antiquities trade
Police in the town of Larissa, central Greece, announced the arrest Thursday of eight people over their involvement in illegal archaeological digs and antiquities trading after a months-long investigation.
The gang conducted illicit excavations in mountainous rural areas of Thessaly and Pieria in central Greece with the aim of selling their finds on the black market.