Greece hit by snowy weather with Acropolis
Cold front Medea has hit Greece resulting in heavy snowfall and winds, with problems especially in the north and centre of the country. Snow also briefly covered the Acropolis in Athens, but didn’t last long with temperatures around zero degrees Celsius, state television ERT reported on Monday. Meanwhile, in the north of the country temperatures […]
Cold front Medea has hit Greece resulting in heavy snowfall and winds, with problems especially in the north and centre of the country.
Snow also briefly covered the Acropolis in Athens, but didn’t last long with temperatures around zero degrees Celsius, state television ERT reported on Monday.
Meanwhile, in the north of the country temperatures dropped to minus 15 degrees overnight and most ferry connections had to be cancelled due to strong winds, the coastguard said.
There was an energy outage on the northern island group of the Sporades, as falling trees cut power lines to the mainland, the state television reported.
The national highway between Athens and Thessaloniki also had to be closed in two areas north of the capital due to ice, traffic police said.
Most roads in central and northern Greece were only accessible with snow chains, the traffic police said.
The weather service EMY estimated that the peak of the cold wave would be reached on Tuesday.
