Colleges in Attiki space and on the island of Crete remained closed on Thursday – 4 days after an unprecedentedly extreme snowstorm virtually paralysed the entire of Greece.
Colleges in these areas will stay closed on Friday as nicely, in keeping with a authorities determination which additionally issued a powerful advice for the personal sector to function through teleworking.
Greece continues to grapple with efforts to return to regular as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised on Wednesday for the state’s unpreparedness to cope with the affect of the snowstorm.
The snowstorm had introduced transport in Athens to a halt and left 1000’s of drivers stranded on a principal metropolis motorway.
Heavy snow is uncommon within the Greek capital however the nation has now been hit by excessive climate for a second consecutive winter.
After Monday’s snowstorm, 1000’s have been evacuated from the Attiki motorway, the capital’s principal ring-road, some abandoning their vehicles on foot or discovering shelter on the metropolis’s airport. Others have been trapped in freezing temperatures for hours.
About 3,000 households remained with out energy within the wider Athens space for a 3rd day on Thursday.