Residents in the Central Greece regional units of Viotia, Fthiotida, Magnesia and Evia have been urged to “drastically limit movements and follow the instructions of the authorities” due to heavy snowfall in their area.
Ships will remain docked on Wednesday and Thursday in all the ports of the country, due to a 48-hour nationwide strike announced by the Panhellenic Maritime Federation (PNO).
In a phone call on Monday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated Greece’s readiness to immediately assist Turkey in every way as it struggles with the dire consequences of two devastating earthquakes and many aftershocks in the southeastern part of the country and neighboring Syria.
The closure of major highways on Monday and Sunday decided by the traffic police due to bad weather was justified, concessionaire representatives told Kathimerini, as experience shows few drivers are able to put chains on their tires, increasing the risk of accidents.
The largest single agreement in the Greek real estate market to date, both in terms of value and the number of properties, has been completed, involving 573 assets worth 430-440 million euros.
The county’s armed forces will be subject to a special salary scale from January 1, 2024, under a government defense bill tabled in parliament, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred shortly before 1 p.m. in the northern Halkidiki region, according to the Seismological Station of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The epicenter of the quake, which was also felt in Thessaloniki, was in the sea in the Toronean Gulf, at a depth of 9 kilometers.
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Schools and daycare centers will remain closed on Tuesday wherever there is snow and forecasts of problems due to bad weather or an expected deterioration.
Rescuers raced Tuesday to rescue survivors from the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and neighboring Syria, with the discovery of more bodies raising the death tool to 4,600.