The wave of bad weather “Diomidis”, which is moving south, towards Crete, is expected to enter a recession in the afternoon.
In several parts of the country there was heavy rainfall, snowfall, but also a significant drop in temperature.
Many areas of Western Macedonia are dressed in “white”, while in Florina the snow exceeded 30 points, while the mercury is firmly below zero degrees Celsius.
Heavy snowfall in Samothrace was brought by the bad weather “Diomidis”, with the inhabitants of the island of the Thracian Sea waking up for another day in white.
The mayor of the island with his post on his personal Facebook account gives a little taste of the snowfall in Samothrace, posting pictures across the country.
Due to the severe weather conditions, today – for the second consecutive day – the schools of all levels remained closed.
Her wounds are also measured by Thessaly, which after heavy rains, now brings a lot of snow to the mountains. According to what they report in GRtimes vice-governors, the main issue is now located in the mountains, where the snow especially in the Peripheral Unit of Trikala reaches 1-1.20 meters. Battles of the mechanisms to keep the road networks open, not to overflow the rivers.
“Currently we have serious problems in many parts of mountainous Pindos, as we have 1 -1.20 meters of snow. We try with interventions to keep the provincial network open, but it is a given that drivers need anti-skid chains. From our side, 48 machines will try to keep the network open in the Pindos mountain range “, stressed to GRTimes the vice-governor of the Trikala PE, Christos Michalakis.
Extensive report by the vice-governor Trikala was made for the many power supply problems that occur in the area, as entire villages of the mountainous massif, have been plunged into darkness. “Because the snow that is falling at the moment, tilts the trees and throws them on the PPC cables. There are continuous movements of HEDNO crews in order to repair the damage, but the truth is that at the moment there are areas that do not have electricity “.
“Diomidis” also hit her Thessaloniki and Central Macedonia, with the first snows of 2022 falling in the area of Chortiatis. Despite the snowfall, the Agios Vassilios – Chortiatis turn remains open. Earlier, the 8th Tagaradon Street and the extension of Andrea Papandreou Street in Vasilika were closed.
At the same time, rain and snowfall have forced the authorities to close additional roads in Central Macedonia. Also, the traffic of vehicles in several places should be carried out with anti-skid chains.
In Karditsa, last night the villages of Koskinas and Psathochora in the Municipality of Palamas of the Regional Unit of Karditsa were evacuated as a precaution, as the embankment of the river Kalentzis broke, however this morning the level of the river Kalentzis fell.
The problems of electricity supply that since the morning of Tuesday 11 January, concern many Local Communities of the mountainous volume, continue to exist unabated in the Municipality of Argithea, while they are reduced in the Municipality of Lake Plastira.
At the same time, according to Karditsa.Live.Net the snowfall has stopped (there will probably be weak phenomena for another 24 hours) leaving, however, a “dowry” of several centimeters of snow in both Municipalities and minor or major traffic problems.
Kerasia, Kryoneri, Kalivia Pezoulas, Pezoula and Fylakti, Neochori, Belokomitis, Karitsa and Lampero were electrified and remain without electricity.
The road network of the Municipality is open, beyond the part of the dam – Belokomiti. In the main road circuit of the Municipality, he stressed, chains are not even needed, but in order for someone to enter the settlements, they are necessary and attention is required.
A large part of her village is flooded Yperias Farsalon, which was severely affected by the passage of Diomidis bad weather.
The roads of the community, the plots where houses are located, as well as the surrounding rural areas remain – on Wednesday morning – under water, while on the positive side of the situation is the fact that today it is not raining.
Now the full extent of the damage will be seen as soon as the waters recede.
Those of the residents who want to move in the streets of the village, as yesterday it was decided to prevent evacuation, do so by transporting a loader.
Meanwhile, the crews of the Civil Protection are fighting the snow in the villages of Ypati. Municipality of Lamia.
The snowfall continues in Fthiotida and in the next hours the snow will fall at lower altitudes, reaching almost outside Lamia.
Many of the semi-mountainous and mountainous villages of the Municipality of Lamia are dressed in white, while the crews of the Municipality are on the streets fighting to keep the road network open and safe.
“Early in the morning the machines started working in Kastania and we continue in Peristeri and Pyrgos Ypatis. “Citizens are asked to avoid unnecessary travel because the weather will worsen in the coming hours and there will be frost …”, he told LamiaReport the Deputy Mayor for Civil Protection, Costas Xefloudas.
The problems in the Municipality of Mantoudi, Lake Agia Anna, are serious North Evia from the bad weather “Diomidis”.
In accordance with evima, on Fragaki beach, a house is in danger of slipping due to heavy rainfall. It is recalled that earlier another landslide occurred in the same area and at the same time the heavy rains cause more problems with roads being closed by falling trees and river overflows.
The mayor George Tsapourniotis had a communication with the deputy minister despite the prime minister Mr. Christos Triantopoulos and pointed out the need for approval of the study submitted by the Municipality for projects in the specific area.
Machines of the Municipality and leased machines of the region of Central Greece are operating at the site in the presence of the Deputy Regional Governor George Kelaiditis.
A ban on sailing from the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio remains in force
Problems have been created on most ferry routes, due to the strong winds that blow in many sea areas, which, according to EMY, reach locally in the Aegean at 9 and in the north at 10 Beaufort.
A ban on sailing from the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio remains in force.
As far as the Saronic Gulf is concerned, the itineraries of the hydrofoils are not performed, while the itineraries of the closed type ships are done normally.
The lines of Ag. Marina-Nea Styra, Kavala-Prinou Thassos and Alexandroupoli-Samothrace.
Passengers who are going to travel today, before their departure, it will be good to contact the local port authorities and travel agencies for changes or modifications of routes on many ferry lines due to adverse weather conditions.
The prediction of Christina Souzi
Weakening of the phenomena is expected from the afternoon, according to the forecast of Christina Souzi. The winds will blow north northeast 6 to 8 Beaufort and the temperature will range from 03 to 07 degrees Celsius. In the west a few clouds are forecast temporarily increased with local rains in the morning.
In the rest of the country clouds are forecast with rain and mainly in the eastern sea and coastal parts sporadic thunderstorms, which in the Cyclades, Crete, Dodecanese and until noon in Thessaly, the Sporades and Evia will be strong in places.
Heavy snowfall in places will occur in the mountains and semi-mountains as well as in areas of the northern country with lower altitudes.
In the west a few clouds are forecast temporarily increased with a possibility for local rains in the morning. In the rest of the regions cloudy with rain are forecast and mainly in the eastern sea and coastal parts sporadic storms, which in the Cyclades, Crete, the Dodecanese and until noon in Thessaly, the Sporades and Evia will be strong in places. Heavy snowfall in places will occur in the mountains and semi-mountains as well as in areas of the northern country with lower altitudes. The effects from the afternoon in the north will stop and in the rest of the areas they will weaken and will be limited to the south.
Winds in the Aegean will blow northeast 8 to 9 and in the north local up to 10 Beaufort.
The temperature will drop significantly and will fluctuate at low levels. In the northern continents it will not exceed 4 to 6, in the rest of the mainland 7 to 9 and in the islands 13 to 14 degrees Celsius. In places frost will occur in the central and northern continents.
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