The cold front “Leandros” hit Greece with snow from Thessaloniki to Attica and power outages reported in the eastern part of Thessaloniki on Saturday, while areas as far south as Crete are expecting an onslaught of strong winds and heavy rain that will last through Tuesday, ANA reports.
In higher elevations of Attica, central Greece, and the Peloponnese several roads call for snow chains on vehicles, while in Attica police have preventatively banned cars from sections of Tatoiou Street, on the way to Katsimidi, and heavy trucks from sections of the Athens-Lamia highway.
On Mt. Hymettus, Anapafseos Street in Papagou leading to the mountain and the ring road of Alimos-Katehaki near Kessariani have also been shut to traffic. In Penteli-Nea Makris ring road, traffic is banned from the 414 Military Hospital and further up. Restrictions are also in place on sections of Dionyssou, Thisseos, and Fylis Avenues.
In northern Greece, Macedonia received heavy snowfall, with high-elevation towns getting almost half a meter of snow. Thin snowfall was seen in Ioannina, while snow chains are required for sections of Egnatia Odos, which traverses Macedonia, and on regional roads, including the road from Grevena to the Vassilitsa Ski Center.
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