Amyntaio

The lack of rail safety in Greece is demonstrated in a shocking video shot in the town of Amyntaio, near Florina in northern Greece. The footage uploaded on social media after the train disaster at Tempi, shows the level crossing...

A prehistoric mastodon tusk was discovered by Public Power Corporation workers in Amyntaio, Florina, Northern Greece this week after workers removed mounts of dirt after a landslide buried a PPC lignite mine in June of 2017. The tusk was found inside...

The mining-induced landslide on the Amyntaio mountain on Saturday buried 500 million worth of lignite under 80 million cubic meters of earth and forced the permanent evacuation of the nearby Anargyroi village. The 182 residents of Anargyroi, in the slope...

The municipal district of Anargyroi in northern Greece has declared a state of emergency as an Amyntaio mountain mine landslide damaged ten homes and forced villagers to evacuate on Saturday. Whole pieces of earth were detached from the mountain where...

The mayor of Amyntaio, Makis Iosifidis, was injured during riots that occurred between the residents of the region and police officers, outside the gate of the military camp Papapetrou in Amyntaio, Florina. The residents along with some bodies of...