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Smog warning issued in Western Macedonia
Authorities in Western Macedonia issued a warning on Tuesday about high smog levels in the region caused by the large number of households using fireplaces to keep warm.
According to regional authorities, atmospheric pollution in the municipalities of Kozani, Eordaia, Amyntaio and Florina have risen above the warning level.
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Snow puts Tinos in state of emergency
Islanders left without power, water as bad weather knocks out infrastructure
The Cycladic island of Tinos faces a third difficult day Friday after heavy snowfall disabled much of its infrastructure as well as isolating several villages, prompting the General Secretariat for Civil Protection to declare a state of emergency there Thursday.
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Chopper looks for damage as Tinos faces second day without power
A Civil Protection Authority helicopter has been dispatched to the Cycladic island of Tinos in the Aegean to locate parts of the power network that may have been damaged by snow and strong winds, leaving the entire island in darkness for the second day in a row on Thursday.
Dozens of schools closed on first day back due to cold
Dozens of schools around the Greek capital did not open for the first day back after the Christmas break on Thursday due to the cold weather than has lashed the country for the past two weeks.
Schools in eastern Attica to close due to cold snap
Deputy eastern Attica governor Petros Philippou on Wednesday announced that junior and high schools in certain parts of the region were to remain closed due to cold weather and icy conditions.
Low temperatures in Greece expected to drop further from Sunday
While strong, icy winds and snowstorms abated in most parts of the country on Friday, giving way to sunny skies, temperatures remained at unusually low levels and are expected to plummet further as of Sunday night, meteorologists have warned.
Snow and ice close roads in several parts of Greece, including capital
Heavy snowfall and icy conditions in many parts of Greece have resulted in several roads being closed to traffic in the north, as well as in mountainous regions in central Greece and near the capital, Athens.
Cold snap set to bring storms and snowfall
A cold snap that took hold over the weekend is to continue this week with storms expected in many parts and snowfall in the north and mountainous parts of the mainland.
Following several months of relatively mild weather, snow and sub-zero temperatures appeared across much of the north over the weekend, starting in Thessaloniki and spreading to central and western Macedonia.
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Second armed robbery in northern Peloponnese in one day
Just a few hours after two armed robbers stormed a post office in Aegio, in the northern Peloponnese region of Achaia, and made off with an estimated 5,000 euros in cash, a second similar holdup took place in nearby Kalavryta, police said on Tuesday.
Flooding in Evros under partial control but danger not averted
The level of Evros River in northern Greece dropped to 5.80 meters on Tuesday after several days above 6 meters, though it is still not below the danger level of 5.70 meters, civil protection authorities in northern Greece said, as a new wave of rain is expected on Tuesday night and Wednesday.