Life in Greece is paralyzed. Athens are littered with snow, the country’s authorities are the second day in a row declare the weekend for some regions.
Public transport does not go to the Greek capital. On the eve of one of the roads, about three thousand cars were blocked. For many hours stuck a few trains. In some areas of Athens there is no light and Internet: fallen trees have cut over 50 power lines, the media write.
Despite the problems, the locals are rejoicing unusual weather. “The last time the big snowfall was here only last February, and we did not think that I would ever see the drifts ever. But today they went outside and go through snow again,” says one of them.
Several trains came with a multi-hour delay. The railway company promised to pay the affected passengers of 1 thousand euros in compensation. In Greece, there are now only grocery stores, pharmacies and other health structures, as well as benzocoltics and organizations involved in the elimination of impact weather.
Personal apologies for many hours of waiting on the Highway Attico-ODEO during the weather, Kiriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister brought the Greek newspaper Kathimerini during the weather. Mitsotakis ordered a communal company that did not cope with the cleaning from the snow of the track, to pay the victims of automobile owners of 2 thousand euros in compensation.
Recall, the snow storms also collapsed on the neighboring Turkey. In Istanbul, a street traffic is paralyzed, departures from the airport.