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Athens News Agency: News in English, 12-01-31
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[01] Cold, snow and gusty winds thoughout the country
[01] Cold, snow and gusty winds thoughout the country
AMNA--Extreme weather conditions prevailed on Tuesday in Northern Greece
with temperatures plunging below zero. Snowfall and frost was reported
in most parts of the country as well as gusty northerly winds reaching
a velocity of 8 on the Beaufort scale. Snow chains are necessary in all
mountainous areas throughout the country. Due to gale-force winds all
vessels remained docked in ports and all itineraries for the Cyclades,
Dodecanese and the islands of the northeastern Aegean and Crete have
been cancelled.
In Athens, the thermometer on Tuesday morning showed 0C while in the
northern Athens suburbs, snowfall and temperatures reaching -4C were
recorded.
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