The authorities are on alert, due to the wave of bad weather “Carmel” that affects today several areas in the country and will continue tomorrow with snowfall in the mountains, semi-mountains of the eastern mainland and in places heavy rains and thunderstorms.
Due to the snowfall, Parnithos Avenue is closed, downstream to the casino, from the height of the cable car and Fili Street, at the height of the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin, downstream to Dervenochoria.
It snows in the mountains of Central and Northern Evia as well as in a large part of mountainous Magnesia and the mountainous volume of Pelion.
Machines clean the road and salt shakers constantly add salt to keep the road network open.
Problems in the Peloponnese
The continuous road snowfall has caused problems in the provincial road network of the Peloponnese.
In Arcadia, with the use of anti-skid chains, the traffic is carried out from the 20th to the 35th kilometer of the provincial road Leonidiou – Kosma. Also from the 25th to the 42nd kilometer of Leonidiou – Peleton-Mariou road.
In Corinth on the provincial road Kiatou – Goura-Kadtanis (from the 16th kilometer) and from the 4th to the 14th kilometer on the road Gouras-Greveniou.
In Messinia with anti-skid chains the traffic is carried out, from the 32nd to the 42nd kilometer of Kalamata-Sparta, through Taygetos.
Power outage in villages in Evia
Due to the bad weather, there are power outages in Evia and especially in Kirinthos, Mantoudi, Prokopi, Pili, Vlachia and Dafnousa as a medium voltage column has fallen in Paliouria, Evia, as the mayor George Tsapourniotis told evima.
According to the local media, evianews, an operation to free a person took place in the area of ​​Steni, Evia.
The man was on the mountain when he was walking in the snow and suddenly he was trapped and could not go any further.
As a result, according to the report, volunteers from Psachna, Evia, were found in the area who managed to free him, while his health is good.
The problems in Central Greece are receding
The problems that had been created throughout Central Greece by the current snowfall are receding.
The transport from Lamia to Domoko and from Lamia to Karpenisi has already been fully restored as they needed snow machines to throw salt and restore the traffic which in the morning needed the use of anti-skid chains. However, the machines remain on alert, especially in villages of Evritania and Western Fthiotida, despite the recession of weather phenomena.
According to a relevant announcement of the Police, a total of 8 points are still considered critical as the use of anti-skid chains is needed. More specifically the points are:
In Boeotia:
On the Provincial Road Arachova – Eptalofou, from the 1st km to the 16th km, as well as from the Intersection of Skamnos (14th km of the Provincial Road Arachova – Eptalofou) to the Parnassos Ski Center (Kelaria location).
On the Provincial Road Kyriaki – Analipseos.
In Evia:
In the Provincial Road of Steni – Stropon, of the Municipality of Dirfion – Messapia.
On the Provincial Road of Kontodespoti – Agia Sofia, of the Municipality of Dirfion – Messapia.
In the Provincial Road Kokkinomilias – Pappadon, of the Municipality of Istiaia – Edipsos.
In Evritania:
On the Provincial Road Karpenisi – Fournas – Karditsa, from the 12th km (position Vrachos) to the borders with the Prefecture of Karditsa (position Zacharaki).
On the Provincial Road Karpenisi – Krikellou – Domnista, from the 12th x / th to the 25th x / th.
On the Provincial Road Karpenisi – Prousos – Agrinio, from the 35th km / h to the 45th km / h (Arapokefala location).
Until the morning hours, people and machines of the crews were fighting with the snow to keep the road Lamia – Domokou and Lamia Karpenisi open open, where from time to time we had heavy snowfall. The snow at night reached 3 km north of the city of Lamia and tons of salt fell to overcome the frost and to continue the traffic without interruption. The snowy morning covered the white villages of many areas of Ypati, Pavliani and Western Fthiotida, but without substantial problems.
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