Winter has finally set in all over Greece. On Tuesday trees fell from storm winds in Attica blocking traffic in the Greek capital and leading to hundreds of calls to the fire brigade for help. In the northern part of the country there was a severe drop in temperatures while many cities got their first snow of the season.
In Attica, police officials diverted traffic in Menidi (in the western part of the city) after winds that reached 8 Beaufort uprooted trees, and traffic had to be redirected. In the heart of downtown Athens, and speicifically in the Patisia district, as well as in Piraeus (on Venizelou Street) it was the same scene. Many automobiles got damaged from fallen trees all over the city, where winds reached as much as 10 Beaufort.
In Thessaloniki, temperature fell to 7C, while Florina had flurries and 2C on Tuesday morning and Kozani had rain with 6C. Cars had to use chains to move on rural roads off Kastoria and police advised chains for cars driving to the ski centres of Vassilitsa in Grevena and Kaimaktsalan.
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