Greece has been hit by a cold weather front that caused a major disruption of transportation.
Snowfalls have covered many famous tourist landmarks in Athens including the Acropolis, creating a magical landscape.
Snowfalls started on Monday and became heavier during the night, which caused some disruptions in transportations in some neighborhoods in central Athens on Tuesday. Only vehicles equipped with metal chains were able to operate. A thick blanket of white snow covered the streets in Athens' northern suburb which lacks sufficient bulldozers to shovel snow and help resume traffic. The mountains surrounding the Greek capital were also covered with a white snowy blanket, and the Evia Island suffered a two-day blackout caused by the storm.
The Greek government met exceptionally on Wednesday to discuss the needed collaborations to "manage the situation," said a statement by the civil protection association. The main road linking the capital with Thessaloniki, the second biggest city in north of the country, has been closed since Monday to avoid congestion. Local temperature dropped to -19 C in the northwestern town of Florina, the Greek news agency reported. The strong wind forced the ships working between Athens and the Aegean islands to halt their operations, and the speed of the wind exceeded 100 km/h.
