ANA-MPA — Ferry routes from Athens’ main ports – Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio – resumed on Sunday, after authorities were forced to halt them due to strong winds and adverse weather conditions in the past 24 hours.
However port officials advise travellers to contact the relevant authorities and travel agencies in advance to learn of any change in services.
On Saturday night, Athens’ fire department received 164 calls for large objects and streets that fell and blocked numerous streets, with more problems recorded in the city’s northern suburbs.
Around Greece, a bridge collapsed near the city of Kalabaka, central Greece, after the river Pinios overflowed, but no injuries were reported. In the mountainous region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, dozens of villages including Konitsa, Zagori, Tzoumerka and Metsovo have been cut off due to the overnight snowstorm and snow clearing machines have been sent to open the roads.
Further south, farmlands in the plains of Arta and Filiata have flooded, while rocks fell in the roads surrounding the region.
The weather is forecast to bring rain and snow today and on Monday, while a gradual improvement is expected in the evening.
